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<h1> APTAZYME </h1> <br> <br> | <h1> APTAZYME </h1> <br> <br> | ||
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is exacerbated by lack of DPP-IV.</p> | is exacerbated by lack of DPP-IV.</p> | ||
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Revision as of 23:28, 16 October 2014
APTAZYME
This is an RNA enzyme which self- cleaves in the presence of theophylline. Theophylline is not endogenous to mammalian cells hence acts as a selective “off-switch” in an instance such as, Hepatitis C infection or tumour formation which is exacerbated by lack of DPP-IV.
