Since it was approved by the FDA 30 years ago, the use of Botulinum neurotoxin B

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Since it was approved by the FDA 30 years ago, the use of Botulinum neurotoxin BoNT) for cosmetic enhancements -and more recently for medicinal purposes- has seen a (a) What is the Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) and describe its structure (secondary/tertiary)? What HINT: you may find the following components helpful to your answer: a sequence alignment b) Who manufactures Botox and how do they do it (patent/FDA documents may help you here)? (c) How does BoNT from natural sources (usually ingested) differ from BoNT used for cosmetic massive growth in use. type of protein is it? How does it work? Show all work enzyme tertiary structure(s) and other medical purposes (injected)?

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