protease
IPA: prˈoʊtieɪz
noun
- (biochemistry) An enzyme that cuts or cleaves proteins.
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Examples of "protease" in Sentences
- Kidney beans also contain protease inhibitors which frustrate the development of cancerous cells.
- Both drugs are known as protease inhibitors, which are designed to block an enzyme that helps the hepatitis C virus replicate.
- Both Incivek and Victrelis are known as protease inhibitors, designed to block an enzyme that helps the hepatitis C virus replicate.
- The FDA is expected to decide soon on telaprevir, another so-called protease inhibitor from Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Johnson & Johnson .
- Both the Merck and Vertex drugs are known as protease inhibitors, which are designed to block an enzyme that helps hepatitis C virus replicate.
- Prezista, which has been on the market since 2006, is a so-called protease inhibitor designed to treat HIV infection and is taken with the drug Norvir, in combination with other antiretroviral agents.
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