Meat tenderizers and man of war toxins - Biology Forum

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mith 16 years ago

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- November 2, 2008 at 3:57 pm #10370
  janhen
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  Meat tenderizers are used as home remedies for treating portuguese man of war stings. In this case, what class of organic compounds do you suppose the toxins released by the man of war belongs?
  I know that meats are tenderized by papain, a protease that breaks down the protein in meat to make it tender and easy to digest
- November 2, 2008 at 4:03 pm #86888
  mith
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  then you have your answer…
- November 2, 2008 at 4:08 pm #86889
  janhen
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  So the toxins are made out of protein?
- November 2, 2008 at 7:01 pm #86893
  mith
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  Can you think of another reason?
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