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Consult internet and find out how to make orally active protein pharmaceutical. What is the major problem to be encountered?

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Oraly active pharmaceuticals are capsules or tablets of proteins or antibodies that are inserted into liposomes using penetration enhancers. When taken orally, these proteins can be degraded by proteases present in the body. oral delivery of therapeutic peptide or protein is still a challenge for pharmaceutical industries and researchers

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