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Where is KaRazym® available? |
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Exclusively in any pharmacy. |
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What are enzymes? |
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Enzymes are proteins that speed up chemical reactions in living organisms (= biocatalysts). |
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What is the difference between catalysts and enzymes? |
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Catalysts support chemical reactions in “non-living systems”, enzymes promote chemical reactions in living organisms. |
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How many different enzymes do we have in our body? |
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More than 30,000 different enzymes for various purposes. |
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What are the characteristics of enzymes as dietary supplements? |
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Enzymes have an impact on the immune system and thereby can cause valuable effects for the user. |
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What are possible side effects of enzymes? |
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In rare cases, plant enzymes such as bromelain and papain can trigger allergic reactions (pineapple allergies!), or at the most, gas formation in the gastro-intestinal tract, a slightly laxative effect and a change in stool consistency may occur. |
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How do you recognize enzymes? |
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Most enzymes end in -ase, with the exception of trypsin, pepsin, bromelain, papain, etc. |
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How are protein-splitting enzymes called? |
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Proteolytic enzymes, proteases, peptidases |
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What are lipolytic enzymes called? |
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Lipases |
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What are starch-digesting enzymes called? |
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Amylases |
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What is pancreatin? |
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Pancreatin is a mixture of amylases, lipases, trypsin and chymotrypsin and some other pancreatic enzymes at lesser concentration. |
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Which animal enzymes are used in oral enzyme preparations? |
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Chymotrypsin, trypsin and pancreatin. |
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From which animals are these enzymes derived? |
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These enzymes are derived from pigs. |
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