| 1. | Pancreatin contains the pancreatic enzymes trypsin, amylase and lipase.
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| 2. | Once in the more neutral duodenum, pancreatic enzymes break down the protective glycoprotein.
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| 3. | The major proteases, the pancreatic enzymes which work on proteins, are trypsinogen and chymotrypsinogen.
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| 4. | Taken with each meal, it disables certain pancreatic enzymes and reduces fat absorption by some 30 percent.
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| 5. | The FDA has only formally approved one brand of pancreatic enzyme, and it is no longer sold.
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| 6. | But products claiming to be various pancreatic enzymes also are sold by the largely unregulated dietary supplement industry.
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| 7. | "' Procarboxypeptidase "'is a precursor ( zymogen ) to the pancreatic enzyme carboxypeptidase.
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| 8. | These can be treated by taking pancreatin which contains manufactured pancreatic enzymes, and is best taken with food.
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| 9. | In order for fat or triglyceride to be absorbed it must first be digested by the pancreatic enzyme lipase.
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| 10. | The drug, taken with each meal, disables certain pancreatic enzymes and reduces fat absorption by some 30 percent.
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