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enzyme
enzyme (Gk. zymosis, ‘fermentation’) Protein that functions as a
catalyst in biochemical reactions. They remain chemically unaltered in these reactions and so are effective in tiny quantities. The
fermentation properties of yeast cells, for example, have long been utilized in the brewing trade. Chemical reactions can occur several thousand or million times faster with enzymes than without. They operate within a narrow temperature range, usually 30°C to 40°C (86°F to 104°F) and have optimal pH ranges. Many enzymes have to be bound to non-protein molecules to function. These molecules include
trace elements (such as metals) and
co-enzymes (such as vitamins).
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Enzymes: Little fountains of life
Magazine article from: Better Nutrition; 7/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...chances are you have enzyme deficiencies! Enzymes are small molecules necessary...and, therefore, your enzyme systems. Supplemental enzymes are probably required...Cichoke, Anthony J. Enzymes and Enzyme Therapy: How to Jump Start...
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Enzymes are you getting enough?
Magazine article from: Better Nutrition; 3/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...break them apart. Are you enzyme deficient? Enzymes are essential for everything...strong and populous are our enzymes. That's why an enzyme deficiency can be so devastating...are such rich sources of enzymes that some enzyme supplements are actually...
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ENZYMES: THE KEY TO LIFE AND HEALTH.
Magazine article from: Health Products Business; 9/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...11 books including The Complete Book of Enzyme Therapy, Enzymes and Enzyme Therapy: How to Jump Start Your Way to...stress-filled society, most of us eat enzyme-dead foods on the go. Enzymes are essential for all food digestion...
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Enzymes clarify apple, grape juices. (from Gist-brocades Food Ingredients Inc.)
Magazine article from: Food Processing; 8/1/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...specialist has developed new enzyme complexes dedicated to...pectin in each species. Enzymes act on the pectins in...clear juice. Pectinase enzymes improve production yields...crystal clear juice. The enzymes feature complexes of...fruit substrates. Press enzyme is added to apple mash...
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Enzymes in Food Processing.
Magazine article from: Food Trade Review; 10/1/1991; 626 words
; ...the end of the day the use of enzymes is bound to increase in the food...part of the book looks at what enzymes can do, their properties and...They carry titles Fundamentals of enzyme activity; Enzymes in the food industry; Food enzymes...
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Proteolytic Enzymes
Magazine article from: Dynamic Chiropractic; 7/4/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...metabolic enzymes in the body - the enzymes that regulate everything from...proteases, or proteolytic enzymes, which regulate protein function...When we eat foods that are enzyme dead (cooked or processed...to divert its production of enzymes away from proteolytic enzymes...
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Enzymes Transition from Commodities to Specialties.
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 3/20/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...development of specialty enzymes, a high-growth sector in the industrial enzyme market. The boundaries for enzymes, with major applications...first specialty, multi-enzyme biacatalytic application of enzymes is for the production of...
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Fibrolytic Enzymes to Increase the Nutritive Value of Dairy Feedstuffs1
Magazine article from: Journal of Dairy Science; 11/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...production. For some enzyme mixtures, lesser amounts of enzymes led to greater increases...using fibrolytic enzymes to affect animal performance, including enzyme preparation, amount of enzyme, preincubation of feed with the enzymes, moisture content...
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Enzymes and cultures: how careful selection can speed cheese production and yield desired functionalities.(dairy r&d)
Magazine article from: Dairy Field; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...huge, and the use of enzymes and cultures widespread. Suppliers of the enzyme and culture ingredients...refine the selection of enzymes and cultures for specific...expertise of a culture/enzyme supplier to determine...combination of cultures and enzymes to achieve the desired...
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Enzymes digestion, allergies and your health.
Magazine article from: New Life Journal; 5/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...action of gastric and intestinal juices, enzymes, and bacteria so that it can be absorbed...reduces secretions of gastric juices and enzymes, and our food does not digest as it should...friendly bacteria (flora) in the gut. Any enzymes slated for the digestive process are further...
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Enzyme
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Enzyme Resources Enzymes are biological catalysts...shape for binding by enzymes. Leonor Michaelis...approach for quantifying enzyme-catalyzed reactions...Although the details of enzyme active sites differ between different enzymes, there are common...
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Enzymes
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
...interactions allow enzymes to accelerate reaction rates. Enzyme kinetics is the...first characterized enzymes genetically through the one gene-one enzyme hypothesis. Garrod...chemical groups of the enzyme and its substrate. Enzymes have high catalytic...
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enzymes
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...and completeness. Enzymes are ubiquitous in...specific — each enzyme is responsible for...Range and sites of enzyme function Enzymes operate at every stage...environment. Each enzyme, or chain of enzymes acting in rapid sequence...
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Restriction Enzymes
Book article from: Genetics
...consist of a single enzyme that performs both...activities. These enzymes recognize specific...techniques. Type II enzymes consist of single...modification. One enzyme recognizes and cuts DNA, the other enzyme recognizes and methylates...Type II restriction enzymes cleave the DNA ...
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Enzyme Therapy
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
Enzyme Therapy Definition...plant and animal enzymes used to facilitate...However, proponents of enzyme therapy believe that...everyone. They point to enzymes' ability to purify...particularly harmful to the enzymes in food. Enzyme supplements are extracted...
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