MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : hiv proteinase; protease, htlv-iii; p16 protease, hiv; protease, hiv; p16 pol gene product, hiv; hiv p16 protease; htlv-iii protease; htlv iii protease;
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.