Enzymes has been identified that may be a powerful new tool for fighting Alzheimer’s disease. (BACEZ) is the enzyme that has been found to destroy betaamyloid, a toxic protein fragment that litters Alzherimer patient’s brains. The most common memory disorder is Alzheimer’s disease affecting over 5.5 million Americans. Scientists have yet to discover any effective treatments.
THE USE OF ENZYMES IN MEDICINE
Enzymes are produced by living cells they are substances the fact as a catalystin living organisms, increasing the rate at which reactions take place without itself being effected in the process, without them, reactions in cells would proceed at a too slower rate to sustain life
The uses of important enzymes is medicine include killing diseases causing micro organisms, prompting wound healing, and diagnosing certain diseases. Enzymes are used heavily in medicine. These applications include using enzymes as direct pharmaceutical products.
The first example I will look at is the use of enzymes in medicine is analytical tests. Enzymes can because to detect and measure amount of glucose in blood. The amount of glucose in the blood urine is a crucial indicator in the diagnosis of diabetes, this is when there is a deficiency of insulin resulting in high glucose levels in the blood . It is detected using the enzyme glucose oxidase which is impregnated onto a strip of paper, and a biosensor. This instrument uses glucose oxidase as its biological system.
The enzyme catalyses the reaction between glucose and oxygen to gluconic acid. The biosensor then uses the amount of gluconic acid produced to indicate the quantity of glucose and oxygen there was in the blood this is indicated by a colour change.
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