The use of plant based dietary supplements help aid in digestion and promote balanced metabolism. The enzymes in this blend are 100% vegan. The body naturally produces digestive enzymes, but, factors ranging from age, stress and lifestyle choices affect your own internal enzyme production. The enzyme formula was developed to aid in the digestion of proteins, carbohydrates, fiber, fats, dairy, and gluten. Their function is to break down the nutrients present in your food so they are more readily absorbed by your digestive system.
Below are the 14 enzymes found in our E3Live enzyme formula, their purpose, and how their unit of measure is determined.
1. Amylase breaks down starches.
One DU α-amylase unit is the amount that will break down starch at 1 g/hour.
2. Cellulase breaks down cellulose in fruits and vegetables.
One CU cellulase unit is the amount of activity that will produce a fluidity change
of 1 in 5 minutes in a defined carboxymethyl cellulose substrate.
3. Diastase breaks down carbohydrates into usable glucose
One DP Diastase is the amount of enzyme contained in 0.1mL of a 5% solution of the enzyme preparation sufficient to reducing sugars to 5mL, measured in a titrimetric procedure using alkaline ferricyanide. (FCCVIII)
4. DPP4 Enzyme breaks down gluten and casein, common allergens found in many foods.
Also known as DPPIV or dipeptidyl peptidase IV, one HUT unit will produce 1.0 μmole of p-nitroaniline from Gly-L-Pro p-nitroanilide per minute in 100 mM Tris-HCl under the conditions of the assay (pH 7.6 at 37 °C).
5. Galactosidase breaks down raw vegetables and legumes.
One GaIU unit is the amount of enzyme that will liberate p-nitrophenol at the rate of 1μmol/minute, measured spectrophotometrically.
6. Glucanase breaks down larger polysaccharides (found in all grains and mushrooms).
One BGU β-glucanase unit is the amount of enzyme that will liberate sugar at a rate of 1μmol/minute, via the neocuproine method.
7. Glucoamylase breaks down starches.
One unit of AGU glucoamylase activity (Amyloglucosidase) is the amount of glucoamylase that will liberate 0.1μmol/minute of p-nitrophenol from the p-nitrophenyl-α-Dglucopyranoside (PNPG), measured spectrophotometrically.
8. Hemicellulase breaks down tough cellulose and lignin in plants.
One HCU hemicellulase unit is the activity that will produce a relative fluidity change of 1 over a period of 5 minutes in a locust bean gum substrate under the conditions specified (pH 4.5 and 40°C), based on the enzymatic hydrolysis with a calibrated viscometer.
9. Invertase breaks down sucrose into simpler sugars.
One Invertase SU Unit is the quantity of enzyme that converts 1mg of sucrose to glucose and fructose in 5 minutes, measured spectrophotometrically using a 3,5-Dinitrosalicylic Acid acid-phenol reagent correlated to a glucose standard. (FCCVIII).
10. Lactase breaks down dairy products.
One ALU lactase unit is defined as that quantity of enzyme that will liberate o-nitrophenol at a rate of 1μmol/minute, measured spectrophotometrically. (FCCVIII)
11. Lipase breaks down fat.
One FIP Lipase unit is that quantity of lipase (Fungi Lipase-International FIP Standard) that liberates 1μmol of fatty acid per minute from the substrate emulsion, made of olive oil emulsion and odium taurocholate.
12. Pectinase breaks down pectin, a type of starch.
One PGU pectinase unit is the quantity which produces reducing sugars of 1μmol of sodium thiosulfate in 30 minutes of an under the assay is based on the hydrolysis of the polygalacturonic acid substrate measured by titration.
13. Protease helps break down protein.
One Protease HUT unit of proteolytic is the amount which produces a hydrolysate whose absorbance at 275nm is the same as that of a solution containing 1.10μg/mL of tyrosine in 0.006N hydrochloric acid in 1 minute, measured spectrophotometrically. (FCCVIII)
14. Xylanase (zy-lan-ase) breaks down fiber into probiotics.
One xylanase XU unit is the amount of enzyme which liberates 1μmol of xylose per minute under the conditions of the assay (pH 5.3 and 50°C), stopped by the addition of dinitrosalicylic acid. The hydrolyzed xylose is measured spectrophotometrically.