protease inhibitor
noun
: a substance that inhibits the action of a protease
specifically
: any of various drugs (such as indinavir) that inhibit the action of the protease of HIV so that the cleavage of viral proteins into mature functional infectious particles is prevented and that are used especially in combination with other agents in the treatment of HIV infection
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The filing also details the company's ongoing litigation with Pfizer regarding a patent infringement suit related to a coronavirus protease inhibitor.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025
The challenges that remain By the late 1990s, the availability of protease inhibitors led AIDS death rates in the U.S. to plummet.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
Later that year, the F.D.A. evaluated a new protease inhibitor that was still in early-stage trials.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
In 1999, a French study first confirmed that hair loss was a side effect of men using the protease inhibitor Crixivan (indinavir).
—Emily Rekstis, Allure, 26 Oct. 2022
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025
The challenges that remain By the late 1990s, the availability of protease inhibitors led AIDS death rates in the U.S. to plummet.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
Later that year, the F.D.A. evaluated a new protease inhibitor that was still in early-stage trials.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
In 1999, a French study first confirmed that hair loss was a side effect of men using the protease inhibitor Crixivan (indinavir).
—Emily Rekstis, Allure, 26 Oct. 2022
See All Example Sentences for protease inhibitor
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“Protease inhibitor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/protease%20inhibitor. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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