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Abstract
Enzyme of the human immunodeficiency virus that is required for post-translational cleavage of gag and gag-pol precursor polyproteins into functional products needed for viral assembly. HIV protease is an aspartic protease encoded by the amino terminus of the pol gene.
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- HIV Proteinase
- HTLV-III Protease
- p16 pol gene product, HIV
- p16 protease, HIV
- HIV p16 protease
- HTLV III Protease
- Protease, HIV
- Protease, HTLV-III
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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Previous Indexing
- Gene Products, pol (1990)
- Peptide Peptidohydrolases (1987-1990)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. HIV Protease. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016333. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016333
- HIV Protease. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76740132