Wednesday, 12 August 2015

Prion diseases such as Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathies (BSE) and the variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) pose considerable health risks to human beings.

Prions research studies are gaining importance. The neurodegenerative diseases in animals and humans caused by prions are fatal and are still incurable to date.

Prions are classified depending on the resistance that they offer to traditional inactivation practices like dry heat, boiling, irradiation, and chemical treatment. The prion infectivity observed in purified samples is reduced owing to repeated digestion with proteases. Similarly, the results obtained from boiling in sodium dodecyl sulfate and urea also indicate varying values. The other process, which has greatly influenced the inactivation procedure, is the denaturing process. The experiments carried out using organic solvents like phenol or chaotropic reagents have indicated that this process enables inactivation partially. In addition, the various traditional methods available did not help in achieving complete inactivation of prions.

http://www.einpresswire.com/article/280741782/prions-global-market-research-report-ri-technologies-update


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