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| − | Xylanase is an naturally-occurring enzyme commonly found in microbes and fungi that can play a vital role in human digestion. Scientifically speaking, it is an enzyme that breaks down a type of fiber known as hemicellulose by converting one of its components (beta 1,4 xylan) into a simple sugar called xylose. | + | Xylanase is an naturally-occurring enzyme commonly found in microbes and fungi that can play a vital role in human digestion. Scientifically speaking, it is an enzyme that breaks down a type of fiber known as hemicellulose by converting one of its components (beta 1,4 xylan) into a simple sugar called xylose.<br>See also : |
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==Special Precautions of Xylanase== | ==Special Precautions of Xylanase== | ||
==Health Benefits and uses of Xylanase are== | ==Health Benefits and uses of Xylanase are== | ||
Latest revision as of 03:50, 13 July 2014
Xylanase is an naturally-occurring enzyme commonly found in microbes and fungi that can play a vital role in human digestion. Scientifically speaking, it is an enzyme that breaks down a type of fiber known as hemicellulose by converting one of its components (beta 1,4 xylan) into a simple sugar called xylose.
See also :
Special Precautions of Xylanase
Health Benefits and uses of Xylanase are
- Better digestion of plant-based foods which may help to increase availability of nutrients
- Potentially increase xylan-based prebiotics to support health intestinal bacteria
- Help to reduce gas or intestinal discomfort from eating some some difficult-to-digest plant foods such as beans, cereals, and fibrous vegetables
- Degrade biofilms associated with various microorganisms. Many microbes produce a protective film that protects them from destruction, including some that can cause food poisoning and more serious infections.
