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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