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  • 150018282853806750914344576359438126098PublicAssets/3421Some children are born with a mutation in a regulatory site on this enzyme that causes them to over-secrete insulin when they consume protein. We found that a compound from green tea (shown in the stick figure and by the yellow spheres on the enzyme) is able to block this hyperactivity when given to animals with this disorder.Judy Coyle, Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterThomas Smith, Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterPhotograph

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    Some children are born with a mutation in a regulatory site on this enzyme that causes them to over-secrete insulin when they consume protein. We found that a compound from green tea (shown in the stick figure and by the yellow spheres on the enzyme) is able to block this hyperactivity when given to animals with this disorder.

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    Judy Coyle, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

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    Thomas Smith, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

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