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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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Stomach ontains digestive enzymes and acids. What an orally active protein is taken, the proteases in stomach juices - trypsin, pepsin will break protein into aminoacids. Whatever is left behind will be denatured by the acids in the stomach. So active protein has to be injected.
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