Protein kinase inhibitors are an important class of drugs: State the general therapeutic use of a protein kinase inhibitor (1 mark) Describe two main categories of these inhibitors giving one example for each (4 marks)
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Protein kinase inhibitors are used to block the activity of specific protein kinases, which are enzymes that regulate various cellular processes by phosphorylating proteins. The general therapeutic use of protein kinase inhibitors is to treat diseases where Show more…
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