Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Hiv

-1 protease HIV-1 protease is an essential enzyme that plays a critical role in the replication process of the HIV-1 virus. This enzyme acts by cleaving large polyproteins into smaller proteins that can be used by the virus to build new copies of itself. Inhibiting this enzyme is a major focus of treatments for HI…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 80× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2690-4837 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

-1 protease HIV-1 protease is an essential enzyme that plays a critical role in the replication process of the HIV-1 virus. This enzyme acts by cleaving large polyproteins into smaller proteins that can be used by the virus to build new copies of itself. Inhibiting this enzyme is a major focus of treatments for HIV-1 infections, as it prevents the virus from replicating and spreading. Several antiviral drugs have been developed based on the structure of HIV-1 protease, making it an important target in the battle against HIV-1.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 80 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Hiv, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Infection Prevention (ISSN 2690-4837).

Journal editorial board
Tetsuya Suzuki · Japan Yosra A. Helmy · United States

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