分子機能: protease inhibitor with activity against Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) / 情報源: DrugBank
分子機能: antiretroviral drug used in HIV therapy. It falls in the protease inhibitor class. / 情報源: Wikipedia
分子機能: An HIV protease inhibitor which acts as an analog of an HIV protease cleavage site. It is a highly specific inhibitor of HIV-1 and HIV-2 proteases. (Description, from PubChem) / 情報源: DrugBank
Pharmacological action: Saquinavir is a protease inhibitor with activity against Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1). Protease inhibitors block the part of HIV called protease. HIV-1 protease is an enzyme required for the proteolytic cleavage of the viral polyprotein precursors into the individual functional proteins found in infectious HIV-1. Saquinavir binds to the protease active site and inhibits the activity of the enzyme. This inhibition prevents cleavage of the viral polyproteins resulting in the formation of immature non-infectious viral particles. Protease inhibitors are almost always used in combination with at least two other anti-HIV drugs. (Pharmacodynamics) / 情報源: DrugBank
作用機序: Saquinavir inhibits the HIV viral proteinase enzyme which prevents cleavage of the gag-pol polyprotein, resulting in noninfectious, immature viral particles. (Mechanism of action) / 情報源: DrugBank