Protease Inhibitor Definition

noun
Any of 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.
Webster's New World
Any of various substances that inhibit the action of a protease.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
  • pi

Other Word Forms of Protease Inhibitor

Noun

Singular:
protease inhibitor
Plural:
protease-inhibitors

Protease Inhibitor Sentence Examples

  • Aprotinin is a protease inhibitor normally prepared from bovine pancreas and lung.

  • This danger is increased if a person is taking a protease inhibitor as part of their therapy.

  • If your current failing combination includes a protease inhibitor you will have developed some resistance to PIs.

  • Why are more people living with HIV in the UK starting therapy with a ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitor?

  • If you just switch to one new protease inhibitor as part of a triple combination, this may not be enough.

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