Pig stomach mucins are effective as anti-viral agents for consumer products
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 11:31
in Health & Medicine
Scientists are reporting that the mucus lining the stomachs of pigs could be a long-sought, abundant source of "mucins" being considered for use as broad-spectrum anti-viral agents to supplement baby formula and for use in personal hygiene and other consumer products to protect against a range of viral infections. Their study appears in ACS' journal Biomacromolecules.
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