Dietrenz™ Digest
An Enzyme Formulation for Dietary Supplements
We have added Dietrenz™ Digest to all of the Amaranth Delight Ready To Eat Cereals. This article will help you understand this enzyme formulation.
Description
Dietrenz™ Digest is an enzyme formulation designed to break down the large molecules (macromolecules) that are the principle sources of metabolic energy in the diet, i.e., carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. The seven component enzyme formulation provides standardized activities of alpha-amylase glucoamylase, lactase, cellulase, neutral protease, acid protease, and lipase. All of th enzyme components are produced by the controlled fermentations of non-genetically modified microbial strains. The food grade powder is readily water soluble, contains no chemical preservatives, and provides a convenient means of formulating digestive supplements.
Functionality
The Dietrenz™ Digest enzyme system takes advantage of enzyme synergies to selectively and efficiently breakdown soluble dietary carbohydrates (structural and non-structural), proteins, and fats.
• Aspergillus oryzae alpha-amylase: An enzyme (endo-amylase) that breaks down starch macromolecules (carbohydrates) to smaller fragments and sugars (dextrins, oligosaccharides, D-Glucose, and D-Maltose).
• Aspergillus niger glucoamylase: An enzyme (exo-amylase) that possesses the ability to completely break down starch macromolecules and starch fragments (carbohydrates) to simple sugar (D-Glucose).
• Aspergillus oryzae lactase (B-galactosidase): An enzyme that breaks down lactose (carbohydrate: milk/dairy sugar) to simple sugars (D-glucose and D-galactose).
• Trichoderma reesei cellulase: An enzyme system that breaks down cellulose and selected polysaccharide macromolecules (carbohydrates: structural and non-structural) of cereals and grains, fruits and vegetables, and other terrestrial plant structures to smaller fragments (oligosaccharides).
• Aspergillus oryzae protease: A proeolytic enzyme system (endo-and exo-protease) that breaks down protein macromolecules to smaller fragments (polypeptides) and amino acids.
• Aspergillus niger protease: An acid stable, endo-protease (pH 2.5-3.5) that breaks down protein macromolecules to smaller fragments (polypeptides).
• Rhizopus oryzae lipase: An enzyme that breaks down triglyceride macromolecules (triacylglycerols: fats and oils) to smaller fragments (free fatty acids, glycerol, and mono-and diglycerides).
The Dietrenz™ Digest enzyme system:
• Contains the enzymes required to break down the principle dietary macromolecules into smaller subunits.
• Provides standardized enzyme activities.
• The free flowing form is convenient and easy to use; facilitating scaling, formulating, and tableting
• Complies with FCC and FAO/WHO (JECFA) recommended specifications for food grade enzymes.
Properties
Activity:
- 96 GAU/g
- 14,800 SKBU/g
- 47,900 HUT/g
- 148 SAPU/g
- 2,870 CU/g
- 2,610 FCC III LU/g
- 13,000 FCC LacU/g
Form: Amorphous dry powder
Solubility: Readily water soluble
Activity
One Sandstedt Kneen Blish Unit (SKBU) is that amount of enzyme activity that will dextrinize one (1) gram of limit-dextrin substrate per hour under the conditions of the SKBU Assay (Vri 511.006.).
One Glucoamylase Unit (GAU) is that amount of enzyme activity that will liberate on (1) gram of reducing sugar as D-glucose per hour under the conditions of the GA Assay (Vri 511.002).
One Hemoglobin Unit on a Tyrosine Basis (HUT) is that amount of enzyme that produces a hydrolysate in one (1) minute, with an absorbance at 275 nm that is the same as a solution containing one (1) ug/mL of tyrosine in 0.006 N hydrochloric acid, under the conditions of the assay (Vri 400.020).
One Spectrophotometric Acid Protease Unit (SAPU) is that amount of enzyme activity that will liberate one (1) micromole of tyrosine per minute under the conditions of the assay (Vri 400.35).
One Cellulase Unit (CU) is that amount of enzyme activity that will change the relative fluidity of a defined sodium carboxymethylcellullose substrate by one (1), in five (5) minutes, under the conditions of the Cellulase Assay (Vri 400.13).
One Lipase Unit (FCC III LU) is that amount of enzyme activity that will liberate the equivalent of one (1) micromole of acid (H+) perm minute under the conditions of the Food Chemicals Codex, Third Edition (1981), Lipase Activity Procedure (Vri 547.001).
One Lactase Unit (FCC LacU) is that amount of enzyme which will liberate one (1) micromole of o-nitrophenol per minute at pH 4.5 and 37 deg. C under the conditions of the Food Chemicals Codex, Third Edition (1981), Lactase Activity Procedure (VE 400.035).