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Cellulase Enzymes
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Cellulase enzymes hydrolyze cellulose fibers into smaller fragments ultimately releasing glucose. The human digestive system does not secrete enzymes capable of breaking down cellulose, so dietary fiber moves through the digestive tract essentially intact unless the enzyme, cellulose, is present in the diet. Cellulase is found naturally in all raw fruits, vegetables and whole grains but is missing in those that are cooked or processed. Even if these raw foods are consumed with cooked or processed vegetables or grains, there will not be absorbed into the body. Human and animal studies have provided irrefutable evidence that enzymes can and are absorbed intact from the gastrointestinal tract into the blood stream under normal conditions. Thus, exogenous cellulose can help the body utilize fiber fragments in the extra-cellular fluids. Cellulase deficiencies are often overlooked, yet a lack of cellulose can mean poor digestion of plant foods and less than optimal absorption of nutrients in the intestines.
Dietary fiber consists of cellulose fibrils cemented together with a matrix of other substances (soluble fiber) including hemicelluloses (non-cellulosic polysacchrides), pectin, lignin and gums. Exogenous cellulose enzymes help release these beneficial components from dietary fiber. Of particular interest, pectins tend to bind heavy metals and organic toxic substances reducing their absorption into the body. This property can reduce the effects of food allergies and metal toxicity. In addition, studies have shown that hemicelluloses increase the bulk, softness and transit time of stools by increasing their ability to bind water.
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