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Life Sciences => Cells, Microbes & Viruses => Topic started by: ana knechtel on 25/10/2005 15:18:06

Title: the use of enzymes in medicine
Post by: ana knechtel on 25/10/2005 15:18:06

heya everybody!

i really need some help, i have searched everywhere to find information about enzymes used in medicine but have always found thatthe information i find is insufficient. so if you could please help me!thanks a lot! ana knechtelx

Title: Re: the use of enzymes in medicine
Post by: chris on 27/10/2005 08:22:36

Enzymes have a huge role to play in medicine. A classic example is the administration of "Creon" - replacement digestive pancreatic enzymes - for people with pancreatic insufficiency caused by cystic fibrosis, or chronic pancreatitis.

Chris

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 - Groucho Marx

Title: Re: the use of enzymes in medicine
Post by: Ylide on 16/11/2005 11:23:06

You might get more detail with a more specific question.  Here's one that Chris can answer for you as I'd like to know myself.  =)  

Are medicinal enzyme mostly used to replace enzyme deficiencies or are there a significant amount used for other purposes?  (such as competitive inhibition of a different mutated enzyme that is causing problems)



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