protease inhibitor
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
protease inhibitor (plural protease inhibitors)
- (biochemistry) Any molecule that inhibits the function of proteases (enzymes that aid the cleavage of proteins), e.g. alpha-1 antitrypsin.
- Synonym: antiprotease
- (pharmacology) Any of a class of medications that act by interfering with proteases, used to treat or prevent viral infections including HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C.
- Synonym: (initialism) PI
Hyponyms[edit]
medications
Translations[edit]
class of medications
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Further reading[edit]
- protease inhibitor (biology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- protease inhibitor (pharmacology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia