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Occupational asthma has been reported in workers who prepare enzymes, package powder, and handle drums or sacks. [Malo] Implicated enzymes include: esperase, amyloglucosidase, hemicellulase, lipase, amylase, papain, lysosyme, flaviastase, subtilisins, pancreatin, pepsin, trypsin, bromelin, peptidase, pectinase, glucanase, lactase, xylanase, and pectinase. Enzymes used in pharmaceutical industry include: papain, egg lysosyme, flaviastase, pancreatin, pepsin, bromelain, lactase, and serratial peptidase. |
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