Question

Mention the source and any two use of protease enzyme

Answer 1

Proteases (also sometimes referred to as proteolytic enzymes or peptidases) are in use, or have been proposed or tried, for a number of purposes related to medicine or surgery. Some preparations involving protease have undergone successful clinical trials and have regulatory authorization;[1] and some further ones have shown apparently useful effects in experimental medical studies.[2] Proteases have also been used by proponents of alternative therapies, or identified in materials of traditional or folk medicine.[3] A serine protease of human origin, activated protein C, was produced in recombinant form and marketed as Drotrecogin alfa (also known as Xigris (TM)) and licensed for intensive-care treatment of severe sepsis. It was voluntarily withdrawn by the manufacturer in 2011 after being shown to be ineffective.[4][5]