The importance of a healthy gut for overall well-being cannot be overstated, made evident by the rising popularity of digestive enzyme supplements. These supplements include a critical mix of ...

The stomach is the main site for protein digestion and uses powerful enzymes, known as pepsins, as well as hydrochloric acid, to digest foods like meats, milk, and cheese. Absorption is a crucial part ...

A novel detection platform utilizing silver nanoclusters has been created to measure phytase enzyme activity and phosphate ions through fluorescence quenching. This method allows for sensitive ...

Enzymes catalyze nearly all of the chemical reactions that occur in biological systems. Enzymes are generally proteins but also include catalytic DNA and catalytic RNA. As effective biological ...

Elevated liver enzymes can occur for many reasons. Most often, elevated liver enzymes are temporary and resolve on their own without treatment. Occasionally, elevated liver enzymes require additional ...

Store digestives in an airtight container – any moisture will make the biscuits soggy. Uncooked biscuit dough can be frozen for up to two months. Roll the biscuit dough into a log and chill in ...

The team evaluated more than 4,000 clones before identifying an enzyme S N Ar1.3 that contains six mutations and is 160-fold more active than the parent enzyme.

The engineered enzymes had similar gene-editing efficiency and reduced immune responses compared to standard nucleases in mice. Appearing today in Nature Communications, the findings could help ...

Here are seven critical indicators your gut health may be in jeopardy. Chronic digestive issues are one of the clearest signs that something's off with your gut. Symptoms like bloating ...

pH is a measure of how acidic or alkaline a solution is. The diagram below shows what happens to an enzyme when denaturation occurs. Each enzyme has an optimum pH but it also has a working range ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of intestinal disorders that cause prolonged inflammation of the digestive tract. It can include ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn’s disease.