FULL SPECTRUM VEGETARIAN ENZYMES
Highly Effective in Breaking Down Grain Glutens
DIETARY SUPPLEMENT

Description
Mega-Polyzyme™ is a vegetarian enzyme formula that is acid stable. It is active in the breakdown of fats, carbohydrates and proteins. InterPlexus prides itself on a product that is potent, pure, specific, and stable.

Potency
Mega-Polyzyme™ is one of the most potent non-animal sourced enzyme products available. Mega-Polyzyme™ is a mixture of complementary enzymes with the following ingredients:

*Enzyme activity expressed in established Standard Units.

Purity

• Mega-Polyzyme's™ enzymes have been painstakingly researched and carefully selected so that only the purest and most effective enzymes are used.

• Mega-Polyzyme™ is formulated with 600mg of enzymes in each capsule. Most other enzyme products contain only 250 to 450mg (including tablet/capsule fillers and binders) per pill.

• Mega-Polyzyme™ utilizes highly purified, specially selected enzymes from plant and botanical sources.

Specificity

• Mega-Polyzyme™ is a full spectrum vegetarian enzyme that is active on food proteins, fats and carbohydrates.

• Technological advances permit substitution of most animal source enzymes with natural alternative sources.

• Mega-Polyzyme™ Protease, Bromelain and Papain effectively break down food proteins, especially grain glutens.*

• The protease in Mega-Polyzyme™ has a broad spectrum activity on various proteins. Mega-Polyzyme™ Protease has remarkable grain gluten digesting capacity (see Figure 1).

• The activities on various substrates are measured at pH 7.0, temperature 37° C. The activity on milk casein is an accepted reference and is indicated as 100%.

• Mega-Polyzyme™ Lipase breaks down fats and oils, and its Amylase activity targets starches and other carbohydrates.*

• The cellulase in Mega-Polyzyme™ is of sufficient strength to completely digest the cellulose contained in a full head of lettuce. Cellulose in the diet is not digestible, and the human intestinal bacteria cannot ferment or metabolize it. By digesting cellulose, the friendly intestinal bacteria are presented with more nutrient substrate to multiply. This is important to people on low carbohydrate diets.

Stability

• Pancreatic enzymes are relatively unstable in the digestive tract.

• Nega-Polyzyme™ Protease resists gastric acid (see Figure 2) unlike animal-derived preparations which are deactivated in the presence of acid.

• Mega-Polyzyme™ Protease resists gastric acid (see Figure 2) unlike animal-derived preparations which are deactivated in the presence of acid.

• Mega-Polyzyme™ Lipase is active over a wide pH range (see Figure3).

• Pancreatic enzymes are relatively unstable in the digestive tract. In the small intestine of healthy individuals, pancreatic enzyme activities decline at different rates. Although 74% of amylase and 22% of trypsin activity survive to the end of the small intestine, only 1% of initial lipase activity is still available at that point.

• The greater survivability of amylase is probably due to its resistance to proteolytic degradation. Pancreatic lipase is inactivated at pH less than 4; therefore, animal derived pancreatic lipase will rapidly degrade in the normal stomach reducing its ability to break down fat.

Keep out of reach of children. Store in a cool, dry place, Not to exceed 77° F.