What are enzymes?
Enzymes are “active” proteins that can increase (catalyze) the rate of biochemical reactions. Enzymes are natural chemicals made by and used by living organisms but are themselves “non-living”. They are safe and natural, and are widely used in the food industry. Are enzymes harmful to the environment?The enzymes that Iogen produces are non-toxic and biodegradable. Handling and spill containment instructions are available from Iogen.
Enzymes are protein chemicals, which carry a vital energy factor needed for every chemical action, and reaction that occurs in our body. There are approximately 1300 different enzymes found in the human cell. These enzymes can combine with co-enzymes to form nearly 100,000 various chemicals that enable us to see, hear, feel, move, digest food, and think. Every organ, every tissue, and all the 100 trillion cells in our body depend upon the reactions of metabolic enzymes and their energy factor. Nutrition cannot be explained without describing the part that enzymes play.
Enzymes are proteins. Like other proteins, enzymes consist of long chains of amino acids held together by peptide bonds. They are present in all living cells, where they perform a vital function by controlling the metabolic processes whereby nutrients are converted into energy and fresh cell material. Furthermore, enzymes take part in the breakdown of food materials into simpler compounds. Some of the best known enzymes are those found in the digestive tract where pepsin, trypsin and peptidases break down proteins into amino acids, lipases split fats into glycerol and fatty acids, and amylases break down starch into simple sugars. Enzymes are catalysts Enzymes are capable of performing these tasks because, unlike food proteins such as case in egg albumin, gelatine or soya protein, they are catalysts. This means that by their mere presence, and without being consumed in the process, enzymes can speed up chemical processes that would otherwise run very slowly, if at all.; Enzymes are spe
Enzymes are a “protein” catalyst “energy.” Enzymes are made up of amino-acids and become a protein molecule. Enzymes ARE NOT a living microorganism, but ARE a “Living Energy” capable of one single action; to break down or digest a specific organic molecule or microorganism. EXAMPLE: The Protease enzyme only breaks down a protein molecule or microorganism. So what kind of microorganisms are made of protein? All molds, and all bacteria (including all infectious bacteria MRSA, C-Dif, VRE, PVL, and other “super-bugs”). Note: All viruses are known as parasites and are a sub-microorganism which is covered with a protein coating. When a virus is exposed to the Protease enzyme, the enzyme breaks down the protein coating and causes the virus to become “inert or incapable of living or reproducing.” When the Protease enzyme comes into contact with any living mold or bacteria, the Protease enzyme completely and thoroughly breaks down the microorganisms and dissolves it!
