Ubenimex
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Ubenimex also known as bestatin, is a competitive protease inhibitor
. It is an inhibitor
of aminopeptidase B, leukotriene A4 hydrolase , aminopeptidase N. It is being studied for use in the treatment of acute myelocytic leukemia.
Protease inhibitor (pharmacology)
Protease inhibitors are a class of drugs used to treat or prevent infection by viruses, including HIV and Hepatitis C. PIs prevent viral replication by inhibiting the activity of proteases, e.g.HIV-1 protease, enzymes used by the viruses to cleave nascent proteins for final assembly of new...
. It is an inhibitor
Enzyme inhibitor
An enzyme inhibitor is a molecule that binds to enzymes and decreases their activity. Since blocking an enzyme's activity can kill a pathogen or correct a metabolic imbalance, many drugs are enzyme inhibitors. They are also used as herbicides and pesticides...
of aminopeptidase B, leukotriene A4 hydrolase , aminopeptidase N. It is being studied for use in the treatment of acute myelocytic leukemia.