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What is meant by pre-enzyme and pro-enzyme?

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What is meant by pre-enzyme and pro-enzyme?

A pre-enzyme has a signal sequence attached to the N-terminus that directs it to be secreted. A pro-enzyme the initial form of an enzyme that is not active, and once the enzyme is activated, it becomes an active enzyme.

Last updated on 12 Dec 2024

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If LDH is 400, what does it mean?

It means that you are suffering from tissue damage or an infection of the lung or kidney. In addition, you may also be suffering from anemia. Hence, you are recommended to treat it at the earliest.

Last updated on 12 Dec 2024

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Why is having a healthy liver important?

The liver is an essential organ, performing hundreds of functions necessary to sustain life. It's also a gland because it makes proteins and hormones that other parts of the body need. Weighing, on average, about three pounds in an adult, the liver is the largest internal organ.

Last updated on 12 Dec 2024

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What are the symptoms of liver cirrhosis?

Yellowish skin, swollen abdomen and feeling completely full even after eating small meals, weight loss and abdominal bleeding.

Last updated on 12 Dec 2024

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Does caffeine have a positive effect on chronic liver disease?

Research suggests that drinking two cups of coffee or tea per day can help people with fatty liver disease. Additional it can also help people with obesity and diabetes too.

Last updated on 12 Dec 2024

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Can Chronic liver Disease / Cirrhosis be treated?

Cirrhosis cannot usually be cured, but there are ways to manage the symptoms and any complications, and stop the condition getting worse.

Last updated on 12 Dec 2024

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