Inhibits the release and activity
of destructive enzymes which attack the cartilage, reducing further cartilage damage
One possibility is that because the pseudogene's RNA looks so much like the first half of the Makorin1 RNA, it is able to
lure destructive enzymes away from their intended victim.
Useful enzymes and hormones must have precise alkaline conditions to be effective,
whilst destructive enzymes, hormones and diseases thrive under acidic conditions.
There is no published evidence that the nutrients in perna mussel products have the same capacity to maintain the health of cartilage while protecting it
from destructive enzymes.
Chondroitin neutralizes
the destructive enzymes that are known to damage and destroy cartilage.