The Health Benefits Of Glucose Oxidase

Glucose oxidase is a type of enzyme commonly found in many fungus and bacteria and is one of the many useful enzymes that nature has given us. Commonly found in bee pollen and honey, glucose oxidase plays a key role not only in digestive processes, but also, and perhaps more importantly in overall human health, physical rejuvenation and anti-aging.

Glucose oxidase catalyzes a reaction in which glucose (sugar) produces hydrogen peroxide and glucono-lactone. This reaction effectively consumes the glucose while also exhibiting significant antibacterial activity due to the production of hydrogen peroxide. This is a crucial part of its digestive support, as well as its multiple health benefits.

Here are some of the health benefits and studies that support the benefits of glucose oxidase:

Acts as a natural preservative and probiotic support:
In a study published in the Journal of Dairy Science, it was shown that glucose oxidase can offer a potential alternative to chemical additives for increased survival of probiotic bacteria in yogurt due to its oxidation properties. Similarly, it is also a powerful anti-microbial agent commonly used in food preservation, as it prevents bacterial infestations and spoilage due to oxidation.

Help for Diabetics:
This once obscure enzyme is now being used in home blood glucose monitoring devices for diabetes management. This enzyme can help the device keep track of blood sugar levels via bio-sensor technology.

Natural Antibiotic Properties:
Research shows that raw bee honey has antibiotic properties, and it has been commonly used for centuries as a remedy for many health conditions. Scientists believe that this may be related to the fact that honey contains glucose oxidase.

Natural Antibacterial:
Studies show that Glucose oxidase has in vitro antibacterial activity.

Natural Antiseptic Properties:
Again, in honey, glucose oxidase has the ability to turn glucose into natural hydrogen peroxide antiseptics.

Natural Immune Booster:
Enzymes found in honey, such as glucose oxidase have been shown to help reduce colds, flu and other respiratory infections. One European study on 18,000 patients found that honey drastically helped assist upper respiratory tract infections such as bronchitis, asthma and allergies.

Other Health Benefits:
Early medicinal studies also show a connection between the glucose oxidase enzyme and chemotherapeutic properties. Cancer feeds on glucose as its main source of food so in theory glusose oxidase could convert this glucose to hydrogen peroxide thereby starving cancer cells of their food and attacking them with hydrogen peroxide. Hydrogen peroxide therapy is a well known alternative cancer remedy widely used in clinics worldwide.

Glucose Oxidase is measured in GO (Glucose Oxidase Units), where by one Glucose Oxidase Unit is defined as the amount of enzyme that will oxidize 1 µmol of glucose per minute under the assay conditions. The FCC notation stands for Foods Chemical Codex, and is a division of USP (United States Pharmacopeia). It sets standards for ingredients. In the case of enzymes, FCC is a standard assay used to accurately determine the activity of enzymes. The current compendium is FCC VI.

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References:

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