What are enzymes?
Enzymes are substances, which make life possible. They are proteins needed for every chemical reaction that occurs in the body, functioning as catalysts that either start chemical reactions or make them run faster. Without enzymes, no activity at all would take place. Vitamins, minerals and hormones could do no work – without enzymes.
Enzymes are biochemical catalysts manufactured by living things to act as chemical “food processors” to break up complex molecules into smaller forms, which can be digested directly. Contrary to popular belief, enzymes are not alive, nor can they grow or reproduce. Also present in the product, no waste digestion factories are set up inside your drain.
Enzymes assist in the digestion of foods. They are known to be the “Life-Force” and or “energy” of food. From the dictionary: Noun: Any of the various complex organic substances, as pepsin originating from living cells and capable of producing certain chemical changes in organic substances by catalytic action, as in digestion.
Enzymes are proteins made by cells in our bodies and all living organisms. They are specialized proteins that do work, such as synthesizing chemicals, rearranging molecules, adding elements to compounds, and breaking down compounds. Enzymes are protein catalysts. They cause biological reactions to occur under conditions that sustain life. Many types of enzymes exist and each type does one specific function. For an enzyme to work, the material it works upon must be present. If no such material is available to the enzyme, the enzyme performs no function. There are also metabolic enzymes in our body, but this discussion is limited to the digestive enzymes that help break down food.
