Other names : Butterfly Enzyme, Enzyme de Ver de Soie, Extrait de Ver de Soie, SER, Serratia peptidase, Serratiopeptidase, Silk Worm Enzyme, Silkworm Extract, Serra enzyme, Serratiopeptidase, Serratio peptidase, serrazyme, serra peptase, serrapeptidase, serra enzyme, serraplus)
See also :
* [[Enzymes]]
* [[Proteolytic Enzymes]]
Serrapeptase (also called Serra enzyme, Serratiopeptidase, Serratio peptidase, serrazyme, serra peptase, serrapeptidase, serra enzyme – and another called serraplus but this is a little different as you’ll see below) is a proteolytic enzyme (breaks down proteins) isolated from a bacteria called Serratia E15 which is found in the intestines of silk worm. In the silkworm this enzyme helps them off to dissolve the cocoon (which if you have ever seen one is hard as rock).
==Special Precautions of Serrapeptase==
One of the side-effects I have noticed from taking serrapeptase myself is that my nose tends to run a little more. Serrapeptase reduces the elasticity and thickness of nasal mucus secretions as well as fluids that are produced around the site of an injury. Since mucus is thinned, serrapeptase may well help people suffering from diseases like cystic fibrosis, chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, pulmonary tuberculosis, emphysema and sinus issues etc.