Proteases are enzymes that catalyze the breakdown of proteins. Protein breakdown is a normal process necessary to maintain cellular homeostasis. Active proteases can be found throughout your body, including the digestive tract, inside cells and circulating in the blood.
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Blood glucose homeostasis is an important biologic process that involves a variety of mechanisms. The muscles, kidneys and liver all have important functions in glucose regulation. The liver is especially important for its ability to store glycogen and prevent low blood glucose.
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Bile salts are a component of bile, a fluid secreted from the gallbladder during the digestion of lipids. The presence of bile salts gives bile the ability to emulsify, or mix, lipid in the aqueous environment of the intestine.
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Peptides are found throughout every cell and tissue in the body and are an integral part of most biologic processes. Maintenance of appropriate concentration and activity levels of peptides is necessary to achieve homeostasis and maintain health.
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