any one of a class of antiviral drugs that impair the growth and replication of HIV by inhibiting the action of protease produced by the virus: used in the treatment of AIDS
protease inhibitor in American English
a class of synthetic, antiviral drugs that limit or block the production of protease enzymes, which are essential in the reproductive cycle of the AIDS virus
protease inhibitor in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(proʊtieɪs ɪnhɪbɪtər)
Word forms: (regular plural) protease inhibitors
noun
(Pharmaceutical: Drugs)
A protease inhibitor is any one of a class of antiviral drugs that impair the growth and replication ofHIV by inhibiting the action of protease produced by the virus. Protease inhibitors are used in the treatment of AIDS.
Protease inhibitors stop HIV precursor proteins splitting into active proteins when HIV replicates.
Protease inhibitor antivirals block the enzyme protease, and when protease is blocked, HIV can't replicate.
A protease inhibitor is any one of a class of antiviral drugs that impair the growth and replication ofHIV by inhibiting the action of protease produced by the virus.