Chemzymes Take Out Evil Toxins

Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 13:49 in Biology & Nature

A completely man-made chemical enzyme has successfully neutralized a toxin found naturally in fruits and vegetables.   Dr. Jeannette Bjerre at the University of Copenhagen showed how a novel 'chemzyme' was able to decompose glycoside esculin, a toxin found in horse-chestnuts. Chemzymes are designed molecules emulating the targeting and efficiency of naturally occurring enzymes.   Most people know enzymes as an ingredient in detergents but in our bodies enzymes are in charge of decomposing everything we eat, so that our bodies can absorb the nutrients. They also decompose ingested toxins, ensuring that our bodies survive the encounter. read more

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