protease inhibitor (English, noun)
expansion: protease inhibitor (plural protease inhibitors)
Senses:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any molecule that inhibits the function of proteases (enzymes that aid the cleavage of proteins), e.g. alpha-1 antitrypsin.
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: protease inhibitors
tags: plural