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protease inhibitors

protease inhibitors is the plural of protease inhibitor.

Meaning of protease inhibitor

Noun

protease inhibitor (plural protease inhibitors)

  1. Any molecule that inhibits the function of proteases (enzymes that aid the cleavage of proteins), e.g. alpha-1 antitrypsin.
    Synonyms:
    antiprotease
  2. 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.
    Synonyms:
    PI

Questions about protease inhibitors

What is protease inhibitors the plural of?
Protease inhibitors is the plural of protease inhibitor.

Words near protease inhibitors in the dictionary

  1. proteanly
  2. proteans
  3. proteas
  4. protease
  5. protease inhibitor
  6. protease inhibitors
  7. proteases
  8. proteasic
  9. proteasomal
  10. proteasomally
  11. proteasome

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