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Re:Study finds new pathway for clearing misfolded proteins by kevviiinn on Thursday April 20, 2023 @08:58PM (#35648580)
How about enzymes?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protease

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Re:Study finds new pathway for clearing misfolded proteins by LinuxBender on Thursday April 20, 2023 @09:10PM (#35648664)
Maybe. [1] I have several Protease in capsule form and consume them daily. I would imagine that would have to be made into a paste to work on the boots.

[1] - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4503822/

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Re:Study finds new pathway for clearing misfolded proteins by COGlory on Thursday April 20, 2023 @09:24PM (#35648770)
Most prions are characterised biochemically by their protease resistance. Proteases will not work sufficiently.
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