Does Your Enzyme Formula Contain the Glucose Oxidase Enzyme?

August 19th, 2021 by Loretta Lanphier, NP, BCTN, CN, CH, HHP

Does Your Enzyme Formula Contain the Glucose Oxidase Enzyme?

Most likely you already know about enzymes and why they are important for overall healthy. What you may not know is that not all enzyme formulas are created equally. Finding an advanced enzyme formula containing a full-spectrum blend of powerful enzymes that support digestion, boost the immune system, and encourages functional balance throughout the entire body can be difficult. One of the important enzymes to look for in an enzyme formula is glucose oxidase. Most people don’t know what this enzyme is or does, so let’s answer those questions and more. But, most importantly, I want to ask you – Does your enzyme formula contain the glucose oxidase enzyme?

What are Enzymes?

An oversimplified explanation of nutritional enzymes is that they are catalysts – proteins that speed up chemical reactions. That is, they cause other reactions to occur in the body, or they aid in certain metabolic processes. Enzymes play a vital role in everyday life. In fact, they regulate every single part of your body, including all of your tissues, muscles, bones, organs, and cells.

A nutritional enzyme (an enzyme found in dietary supplements or the body) is a very specific type of protein. In the case of protein-digesting (proteolytic) enzymes, they are proteins that break down other proteins. Any unused ingested enzymes are simply converted into amino acids and utilized by the body differently. Amino acids are what the human body converts protein-based foods into for nutrition, which is why proteolytic or pancreatic enzymes are some of the safest compounds to ingest even in substantial quantities if needed.

Estimates suggest that between 55,000 and 75,000 (the majority have not been identified) different enzymes in your body regulate every metabolic function in your body. Without enzymes, all of these metabolic functions would progress through the same steps but would go too slowly to sustain life. In essence, enzymes make life happen where otherwise there would be none.

Most of the time, we think of enzymes as being digestive enzymes. However, there are tens of thousands of different enzymes in the human body, and 99.999% have nothing to do with digestion.

What Is the Glucose Oxidase Enzyme?

The glucose oxidase enzyme assumes a chief role in digestion, overall health, rejuvenation of the body, and anti-aging. Glucose oxidase is produced by fungi, bacteria, and insects and is often found in honey and bee pollen.

The glucose oxidase enzyme catalyzes a reaction in which glucose sugar is broken down into hydrogen peroxide and gluconolactone. This reaction simultaneously consumes glucose and shows significant activity against harmful organisms due to hydrogen peroxide production.

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Significant Health Benefits of the Glucose Oxidase Enzyme

Probiotic Support

A particular study published in the Journal of Dairy Science shows that glucose oxidase provides a substitute to chemical additives to increase the survival of probiotic flora in yogurt because of its oxidation properties.

Similar To A Biosensor for Diabetics

This once unknown enzyme is currently being used in blood glucose monitoring devices used at home to manage diabetes. It helps the monitor to keep track of blood sugar levels by way of bio-sensor technology.

Repels Harmful Organisms

When the glucose oxidase enzyme hydrolyzes glucose sugar, the hydrogen peroxide produced deters many organisms. The glucose oxidase enzyme, also known as notatin, resists bacteria in the presence of glucose and oxygen. More studies find that glucose oxidase fights off fungi, such as Candida. These properties are why glucose oxidase is used in food preservation since it fights harmful organism infestations and spoilage due to oxidation.

Strengthens Immunity

For hundreds of years, raw honey has been used as a remedy for many health issues. Found in honey, enzymes such as glucose oxidase help promote seasonal wellness, especially for the respiratory tract. Honey’s activity works even better when combined with lemon and is even better at fighting harmful organisms than the antibiotics amoxicillin and azithromycin.

Halts Proliferating Cells

Some studies indicate a connection between the glucose oxidase enzyme and chemotherapeutic properties. Cancer cells feed on glucose as their primary food source, so, in theory, when glucose oxidase converts glucose to hydrogen peroxide, it starves harmful cells of their food. It creates hydrogen peroxide, which then attacks bad cells. Hydrogen peroxide therapy is a well-known alternative medicine remedy and used in clinics worldwide.

Reading Units of Measurement for Glucose Oxidase

Glucose oxidase is always measured in GO (glucose oxidase units). One glucose oxidase unit is the quantity of enzyme that will oxidize 1 µmol of glucose every minute under the assay conditions. The greater the number, the more active the enzyme is. The FCC notation stands for Foods Chemical Codex and is a division of USP (United States Pharmacopeia), which sets standards for ingredients.

What Is The Best Source of the Glucose Oxidase Enzyme?

VeganZyme® is a 100% vegan form of glucose oxidase produced by the natural fermentation process of Aspergillus niger. It comes from all vegetarian, non-GMO sources. VeganZyme is also kosher certified, gluten-free, contains no animal products, and is entirely appropriate for both vegetarians and vegans.

VeganZyme is considered an advanced, full-spectrum systemic and digestive enzyme formula and is free from fillers and toxic compounds. VeganZyme advanced formula contains digestive enzymes which help digest fats (lipids), sugars, proteins, carbohydrates, and other food sources.

VeganZyme can also be used as a systemic enzyme blend to break down surplus mucus, fibrin, various toxins, allergens, and excess clotting factors throughout your body.

Why Supplement With Enzymes?

The body can experience a challenging time keeping up with a chemical, processed-food overload that is also enzyme poor (cooking and processing destroy enzymes). We neglect to chew our food adequately (saliva contains Amylase), so our body must find a way to compensate. The body must then redirect its production of metabolic proteolytic enzymes into the production of large amounts of pancreatic enzymes to help break down all of the dead food in our diet. In the short term, this is not a huge concern since the body can handle it.

However, the long-term consequences of this redirection can be massive. It can lead to everything from a weakened immune system to thickened blood, from pain and inflammation to cardiovascular disease, and from decreased athletic performance to difficulty breathing. The most straightforward approach for many everyday conditions is to supplement with a systemic and digestive enzyme blend that will help digestion and support cardiovascular, immune, and metabolic health. When the body’s fundamental systems work well, aging slows down, and balance is easier to keep in check.

Once again, Does your enzyme formula contain the glucose oxidase enzyme?


Resources

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Loretta Lanphier is a Naturopathic Practitioner, Board Certified Traditional Naturopath, Certified Clinical Nutritionist, Holistic Health Practitioner, and Certified Clinical Herbalist as well as the CEO / Founder of Oasis Advanced Wellness in The Woodlands TX. She keeps up with studies and performs extensive research in health science, natural hormone balancing, anti-aging techniques, nutrition, natural medicine, weight loss, herbal remedies, non-toxic cancer support, and actively researches new natural health protocols and products. A 20-year stage 3 colon cancer survivor, Loretta can relate to both sides-of-the-health-coin as patient and practitioner regarding health and wellness. “My passion is counseling others about what it takes to keep the whole body healthy using natural and non-toxic methods.” Read Loretta’s health testimony Cancer: The Path to Healing. Loretta is a Contributor and Editor of the worldwide E-newsletter Advanced Health & Wellness. Check out Oasis Advanced Wellness and our natural skin care products, Oasis Serene Botanicals.
†Results may vary. Information and statements made are for education purposes and do not replace your doctor’s advice. Oasis Advanced Wellness/OAWHealth does not dispense medical advice, prescribe, or diagnose illness. The views and nutritional advice from Oasis Advanced Wellness/OAWHealth are not a substitute for conventional medical service. If you have a severe medical condition or health concern, see your physician of choice.

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