DIGESTIX
for Dogs & Cats
60 Tablets
Item #2100600-EN
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WHAT
IS Digestix® for Dogs and Cats?
Digestix® is
a blend of enzymes designed to optimize
the digestion of typical canine and felline diets. It helps the
breakdown of protein, fat and carbohydrate in conjunction with the
body’s own enzymes. It contains a wide range of proteases,
lipase and amylase from fungal sources designed to be active
throughout the gastrointestinal tract. While less expensive
supplemental enzymes from animal sources generally do not survive
the acidic conditions of the stomach, fungal microbial enzymes are
especially resistant to stomach acid. The digestive enzyme
supplements used in Digestix® have proven efficacy
throughout the GI tract. The enzyme activity of each of the
components is determined and reported according to standard Food
Chemical Codex procedures recognized by the FDA.
Each
1.3 gram tablet contains |
VITAMINS
/ MINERALS |
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Vitamin
B1 |
0.25
mg |
Vitamin
B2 |
0.5
mg |
Vitamin
B6 |
0.33
mg |
Niacinamide
(Vitamin B3) |
4
mg |
Pantothenic
Acid (Vitamin B5) |
5
mg |
Folic
Acid (Vitamin B9) |
75
mcg |
Cobalamine
(Vitamin B12) |
6
mcg |
Vitamin
A |
1000
IU |
Vitamin
D3 |
100
IU |
Vitamin
E |
5
IU |
Calcium |
100
mg |
ENZYMES |
|
Protease
3.0 |
12.5
SAPU |
Protease
4.5 |
21,000
HUT |
Protease
6.0 |
1,000
HUT |
Pepsin
(1:10,000) |
5
mg |
Papain |
140,000
FCCPU |
Bromelain |
145,000
FCCPU |
Amylase |
2,000
DU |
Lipase |
400
FIP |
Lysozyme
(from egg whites) |
500
MCG |
OTHER
INGREDIENTS |
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Maltodextrin,
Calcium Carbonate, Poultry and Pork
Palatability Enhancers, Whey Protein
Concentrate,
Stearic Acid, Silicon Dioxide. |
Proteases,
or proteolytic enzymes, are a large group of enzymes
involved in digesting long protein chains into short
fragments, splitting the peptide bonds that link amino
acid residues. The complexity of proteins and peptides
requires the combination of multiple proteases to optimize
digestion. Proteins are made up of over twenty different amino
acids with each combination presenting different conformational
characteristics. Each proteolytic enzyme has different bond
specificities and thus a combination shows the greatest rate of
hydrolysis. Protease 3.0 has an optimal pH of 3.0 (pH
range 2.0 to 7.0) while protease 4.5's optimum pH is 4.5 (pH
range 2.0 to 6.0) and Protease 6.0's optimum pH is 6.0 (pH range
4.0 to 11.0). The pH optima and ranges of these three enzymes is
an important reason to combine them. Several studies
have shown that orally ingested enzymes produced by
fungi (Aspergillus oryzae, A. niger) and microbes
(Bacillus subtilis) can bypass the acidic conditions of
the stomach and reach the small intestine while still
maintaining their enzymatic activity.
Pepsin is an enzyme that degrades food proteins
into peptides. The utility of papain is breaking
down tough meat fibers, and it has been utilized for
thousands of years in native South America.
Bromelain extract is a mixture of
protein-digesting enzymes, present in all parts
of the pineapple plant (Ananas sp.)Pineapples
have had a long tradition as a medicinal plant
among the natives of South and Central America.
Along with papain, bromelain is one of the most
popular substances to use for meat tenderizing.
Amylase is a major digestive enzyme in animals whose catalytic function is
to hydrolyze sugar and starch. The optimum pH for
amylase is 6.7-7.0. Amylase digests carbohydrates (polysaccharides) into
smaller disaccharide units, eventually converting them
into monosaccharides such as glucose. Carbohydrates in
food are an important and immediate source of energy for
the body. They may also be stored in the body as
glycogen for future use. Amylase is a calcium metalloenzyme,
unable to function in the absence of calcium. Digestix®
therefore includes calcium as one of its components.
Lipases perform
essential roles in the digestion, transport and
processing of dietary lipids like triglycerides, fats
and oils.
The Aspergillus niger lipase included in Digestix®
has a very broad range activity and is capable of
hydrolyzing all three triglyceryl bonds yielding free
fatty acids and glycerol. Additionally, our lipase
shows an optimum pH of 5.0 with an active range of pH
3.0 to 9.0.
Lysozyme,
an enzyme primarily found in egg white, is responsible
for breaking down the polysaccharide walls of many kinds
of bacteria.. The enzyme functions by
attackingpeptidoglycans found in the cell walls of bacteria.
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ENZYMES |
Enzymes are
specialized proteins that play a key role in mediating and
speeding specific biochemical reactions in the body. Digestive
enzymes are usually grouped into three distinct classes, depending
on the major food groups they help break down: proteases
(breakdown of proteins), lipases (breakdown of fats) and
carbohydrases (breakdown of carbohydrates). Each enzyme is
specific to the action it performs—enzymes do not do general
work. Some enzymes are rapidly broken down in the acidic
environment of the stomach, while others are active in the small
intestines where 90% of nutrients present in the food are
absorbed.
Digestive enzymes
are essential for the effective breakdown of food into nutrients
that can then be assimilated. Enzymatic breakdown is a multi-stage
process that starts when food contacts saliva, continues in the
stomach and is completed in the small intestine where specialized
enzymes further split apart the mass of food and digestive fluids
into the molecular structures of the various nutrients so they may
be absorbed into the circulatory systems.
Enzymes
are produced in various parts along the digestive tract. With
increasing age, enzyme production slows down, and digestion
becomes less effective. Use of supplemental digestive enzymes
therefore makes increasing sense as our companion animals get
older. When taken together with food, supplemental digestive
enzymes are completely dedicated to the digestive process, while
the same enzymes taken on an empty stomach are partially absorbed
intact into the bloodstream where they appear to help restore and
maintain healthy blood and tissue functions, and have a
beneficial effect on general health.
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