Producing A More Effective Oral Form Of A Powerful Disease-fighting Protein - Bioconjugate Chemistry Journal

Scientists in Japan are reporting an advance toward using a natural disease-fighting protein in pills or syrups that patients can take by mouth rather than injection. Their study is the first to show that coating the protein with a polymer material already in wide medical use can increase its absorption by the intestine. The research appears in the current issue of ACS’ Bioconjugate Chemistry, a monthly journal.

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