protease inhibitors

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1. A class of pharmaceuticals used in the treatment of AIDS. It works by blocking the action of a protein that HIV needs to reproduce itself.

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Protease inhibitors are an example of designer drugs. They sometimes allow AIDS to be managed for long periods of time.

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Ms. Cloherty was particularly drawn to investing in biotechnology firms and others in the high-tech sector, including Agouron Pharmaceuticals, a leading producer of protease inhibitors used for treating H.I.V.;

From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2022

Pfizer's drug, part of a class known as protease inhibitors, is designed to block an enzyme the coronavirus needs in order to multiply.

From Reuters ● Nov. 5, 2021

Other protease inhibitors for SARS-CoV-2 are racing through their own clinical trials.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 5, 2021

Sheahan proposes that nucleoside analogues can, for instance, be combined with protease inhibitors, which target enzymes involved in viral replication.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 15, 2021

Signals that activate resistance traits, such as anti-digestive protease inhibitors, can be wafted on the wind or transmitted through the underground mycorrhizal networks, built by fungi, that connect plants.

From Nature ● Feb. 28, 2017

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