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Yeast Enzymes: Maltase, Invertase & Zymase
Yeast is a one-celled highly complex creature. Its major enzymes maltase, invertase, and zymase help convert sugars into alcohol and...
Sylvia Rose
Feb 106 min read
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Mannose: Simple Sugar of Nature & Health
Mannose (D-mannose) is a monosaccharide or simple sugar with many functions in bodies and natural environment. It fortifies cell...
Sylvia Rose
Feb 104 min read
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The Probiotic Yeast: Saccharomyces boulardii
Saccharomyces boulardii is a probiotic yeast strain in the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and other organisms. A variant of brewer's...
Sylvia Rose
Feb 105 min read
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Five Major Proteins of Nature & Human Health
Proteins are complex molecules integral to structure, function, tissue and organ regulation in all living organisms. Major proteins...
Sylvia Rose
Feb 95 min read
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Photosynthesis: Nature's Energy Production
Photosynthesis supports life on Earth. In this process, plants turn sunlight into sugars for energy and provide much-needed oxygen to...
Sylvia Rose
Feb 83 min read
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Carbon Fixation: Environmental Heath & Ecology
Carbon fixation optimizes the health of the environment. By transforming carbon dioxide into organic compounds, this process forms the...
Sylvia Rose
Feb 82 min read
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Glucose in Nature: Ecology & Environment
Glucose is a carbohydrate, a simple sugar or monosaccharide. It fuels life and ecology. Made by plants, glucose empowers microorganisms...
Sylvia Rose
Feb 85 min read
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Glucose: Essential Functions in Human Health
Glucose is a monosaccharide important to human and environmental health. It fuels cells and supports intricate ecosystems. Often called...
Sylvia Rose
Feb 74 min read
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Structures of Starch: Amylose & Amylopectin
Starch is a carbohydrate indispensable to food, the environment and plant biology. It's an energy reserve for plants, consisting mainly...
Sylvia Rose
Feb 65 min read
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Carbohydrates: Sugars of Nature & Health
Carbohydrates are essential macromolecules important to human health and the natural environment. They range from simple monosaccharides...
Sylvia Rose
Feb 66 min read
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Escherichia coli (E. coli): The Good Bacteria
Escherichia coli or E. coli are a benefit in the microbial world. Many strains are good for human health and the natural environment....
Sylvia Rose
Feb 63 min read
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Botulism: Causes, Symptoms & Prevention
Botulism is a serious food-borne illness caused by potent toxin of the bacterium Clostridium botulinum . This neurotoxin can lead to...
Sylvia Rose
Feb 55 min read
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Ammonium (NH+4): Nitrogen Needs of Plants
Ammonium is an ion integral to biology, ecological processes, agriculture, industry and human nature. Close to its gaseous parent ammonia...
Sylvia Rose
Feb 56 min read
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Feed the Yeast: Nutrients for Microbe Health
Yeasts metabolize nutrients like nitrogen, biotin (vitamin H) and thiamin (B1) for optimal health in the competitive microworld. They're...
Sylvia Rose
Feb 55 min read
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Candida albicans: Nature of the Yeast
Candida albicans is a common yeast dwelling in humans and the natural environment. Usually unnoticed unless pathogenic, it's found in...
Sylvia Rose
Feb 43 min read
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Three Types of Amylase in Digestion & Fermentation
Amylase, a primary digestive enzyme, helps decompose carbohydrates into simple sugars. It's integral to digestion and yeast -driven...
Sylvia Rose
Feb 34 min read
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Lignans: Nature's Weapons of Defense
Lignans are compounds found mainly in whole grains, vegetables and seeds. Plants use them as defense weapons against threats like...
Sylvia Rose
Feb 23 min read
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Digestive Enzymes: Amylase, Lipase & Protease
Amylase, lipase & protease are digestive enzymes essential to health. As biological catalysts they metabolize macronutrients into...
Sylvia Rose
Feb 13 min read
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Molybdenum (Mo): Ecology & Human Health
Molybdenum (Mo) is a chemical element of great importance to nature, industry and health. A transition metal, molybdenum is also an...
Sylvia Rose
Feb 14 min read
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Enzymes: Marvels of Nature & Human Health
Enzymes are biological catalysts in functions essential to life. They ensure smooth digestion, fuel cellular activities and help maintain...
Sylvia Rose
Jan 305 min read
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