Your digestive system is responsible for breaking down the foods you eat so that you can absorb vital nutrients. Food is broken down mechanically—through chewing and the use of enzymes—into the form ...

Enzyme mechanisms are the chemical transformations, and the steps within them, generated by enzymatic action on substrates. The mechanism of enzyme catalysis is similar in principle to other types ...

Digestive Support Enzymes in papaya leaves aid digestion. Dr Srinivasan states papain and chymopapain improve protein breakdown and support gut health, as validated by research in Nutrients. These ...

Background—Populations at low risk of colonic cancer consume large amounts of fibre and starch and pass acid, bulky stools. One short chain fatty acid (SCFA), butyrate, is the colon’s main energy ...