A substance that breaks down protease, thereby inhibiting the replication of certain cells and viruses, including HIV.
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Antithrombin is an important regulator of the coagulation cascade in its function as a serine protease inhibitor, due to inhibition of thrombin and multiple other coagulation proteases.
Serum samples for protease inhibitor and transferrin analysis were used directly without additional preparation.
The low dose ritonavir thus enhances the blood concentration of the second protease inhibitor and thereby decreases the patient's likelihood of developing viral resistance to the second drug.
It is a protease inhibitor used to fight the HIV virus that causes AIDS.
Among other substances, the cocktail combines zidovudine, didanosine, and a protease inhibitor.
Definition of protease inhibitor in US English:
protease inhibitor
noun
A substance that breaks down protease, thereby inhibiting the replication of certain cells and viruses, including HIV.
Example sentencesExamples
The low dose ritonavir thus enhances the blood concentration of the second protease inhibitor and thereby decreases the patient's likelihood of developing viral resistance to the second drug.
Antithrombin is an important regulator of the coagulation cascade in its function as a serine protease inhibitor, due to inhibition of thrombin and multiple other coagulation proteases.
Serum samples for protease inhibitor and transferrin analysis were used directly without additional preparation.
It is a protease inhibitor used to fight the HIV virus that causes AIDS.
Among other substances, the cocktail combines zidovudine, didanosine, and a protease inhibitor.