Systemic enzymes are usually only the proteolytic (protein lysing)
enzymes, they are either entericly coated or cultured to be acid
and heat resistant. These enzymes are much more expensive to produce
that those used for digestion even when they have the same names.
Systemic enzymes are engineered to survive stomach acid and get
into the small intestine where they are to be absorbed into the
blood stream.
Digestive enzymes, on the other hand, have a broad range of enzymes
for protein digestion, as well as for the digestion of fiber, (cellulase)
carbohydrates (amylase) and fats (lipase). The products actions
are limited to the GI tract and these enzymes are not generally
of high quality, enteric coating or protection from the acidic
stomach juices. They do not survive well nor are they present in
sufficient quantity after being used for digestion to be absorbed
into the blood stream.
Folks using digestive enzymes thinking to use them as systemic
ones have failed because of the lack of protection of the enzymes
against the stomach acid and lack of balance between the components
themselves. Systemic enzymes need extreme tweaking as a blend is
being "invented" to insure synergy of action. The whole
blend of enzymes then needs to be put into "suspended animation" to
keep the enzymes from eating each other and thus neutralizing their
own action. |
