About Enzymes

Welcome to the Fascinating World of Enzymes!

Enzymes are found in ALL living things and life could not exist without them.

All of our products are made with Natural Enzymes that are biodegradable and safe for people, pets, and the environment. We pride ourselves on providing responsible and environmentally friendly products that are effective yet affordable.

Natures Enzymes- Because Natural is Always Better

Uses For Our Products-

• Parasite prevention and reduction
• Maintaining clean water for animals
• Maintaining clean water in lakes & ponds 
• Pool cleaning and upkeep
• Cleaning animal enclosures (coops, pens, barns, stalls, birdhouses, cages etc.)
• Extending the life and beauty of Christmas Trees
• Cleaning chicken eggs
• Animal hygiene (For: goats, chickens, horses, cattle, wild birds, pets, & pigeons)
• Breaking down compost and organic waste

There is an Enzyme for Everything!

Continue Reading to Learn More About How Enzymes Work

Who

Enzymes are part of a group of organic proteins known as amino acids that are found in all living things. They are as old as life itself. Without enzymes, there would be no life and almost All activities of life depend on them. Enzymes are responsible for leaves turning green in the spring, vegetables becoming ripe, and how way we digest food then absorb the nutrition. Without enzymes, seeds could not sprout and soil could not recycle nutrition therefore fruits and crops could not grow. There are thousands of different enzymes that are naturally occurring and found everywhere on earth.

What

As a whole, enzymes should be thought of as “take charge” catalysts. They perform an action, but do not become part of the action. An analogy is using fire to cook food. The fire is comparable to an enzyme in that the fire cooks the food but does not become part of it. You do not eat the fire and the fire does not eat the food; yet, without the fire you would not be able to cook or eat the food. Enzymes break down complex materials into more simple materials that can then be digested by animals, plants, or the environment.

Some common examples involving the catalytic action of enzymes are:

• You add fertilizer to the soil around a tomato seedling. Enzymes in the soil help supply the available nutrients to the seedling’s roots. They also recycle nutrients back into the soil.
• You have green tomatoes that need to ripen. You put them on a windowsill where the warmth of the sun causes the natural enzymes in the tomato to become active and turn the tomatoes red.
• When you are chewing food, specific enzymes in your saliva start the digestive process, which is then continued in your stomach by other enzymes. They break down the starches, fats and proteins your body needs to live and allows your body to absorb the nutrition.

How

Enzymes are small biochemical digesters. They have the power to break apart vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates, fats, etc. and make them easily absorbed. (Remember that enzymes do not become part of the end product but they do make the process possible.) With the use of enzymes, you can do many things. You can stimulate and improve water’s appearance naturally, repel parasites, sanitize an area, dissolve waste more quickly, or extend the life of cut flowers and Christmas Trees.

Why

In the pool and spa industry, enzymes are used to digest or break down oils from suntan lotions, body lotions, hair products, soaps and cosmetics. They also digest perspiration, pollen and other small organic particles. Enzymes slowly turn oils into carbon dioxide and water, without leaving behind any residue or chemical fragments. Without a lot of effort, Enzymes enable pool and spa owners the ability to remove oils that form the bathtub ring, without the use of any harmful chemicals.

With the use of enzymes in pools and spas, water can be used longer before draining, less chlorine and or bromine is needed, filters don’t have to be cleaned as often and the buildup of scum lines on the tile and liners is reduced. Enzymes can save you money and time by reducing the need for upkeep or reducing the need to buy and use chemicals.

In the pond industry, enzymes attack waste materials such as slime, sludge, algae, dead plants, insects, uneaten fish food, waste from pond creatures and other organic contaminants. Enzymes turn them into a form that can later be digested by naturally occurring beneficial bacteria found in every lake and pond. Enzymes help decompose toxic hydrogen peroxide and turn poisonous waste water into healthy oxygenated water, that is safe for wildlife.

In hydroponics and aquaponics, enzymes break down waste or compost (Nitrates) into more simple molecules (Nitrites) that can easily be absorbed by plant roots and are vital to plant growth. Enzymes are the ultimate natural recycling system.

Enzymes hold the key to life with their powers of being able to digest and promote assimilation and reduction. When enzymes and natural indigenous bacteria are finished diminishing water-born contaminants, the by-product becomes nitrogen and water, providing a naturally clean and clear environment.

For all of their usefulness, it is important to be clear on what enzymes are not. They are not fast acting, all-purpose clarifiers, nor are they anti-foam agents, chemicals or pesticides. However, they can clarify water, and sometimes remove foam, as long as the contaminants are of organic nature.When

In the pond industry we have two distinctly differently types of bacteria. Mother Nature’s indigenous bacteria are naturally occurring bacteria that produce hundreds of different enzymes. Man-made (synthetic) bacteria are hybrid bacteria producing selected types of enzymes. Mother Natures’ works very slowly. Hybrid bacteria are more aggressive and reproduce more rapidly. Ponds that are left alone to balance (without being hand fed bacteria) take several weeks if not months to properly balance. Adding hybrid bacteria greatly reduces this balancing time. For the pond industry faster is better; customers demand it.

Where
All bacteria can carry an enzyme. Hybrid bacteria produce selective enzymes like pectinase, cellulose, lipase and protease. Mother Nature produces these plus hundreds of others. Each type of enzyme is engineered to function differently; one specific enzyme cannot do the task of another. In a pond we have leaf litter, grass clippings, organic pond sediment (muck), etc. Each contaminant is different and needs a specific enzyme to digest specific matter. So if one type of bacteria does not work in a particular water garden situation (each has different needs), then it’s important to try another. Mother Nature’s bacteria functions better than hybrid bacteria because of the broad spectrum of enzymes she produces but takes longer to act.Where

A Close Working Relationship

Now, how do bacteria and enzymes function? The bacteria cell collides with the food source. Then the enzyme punctures the outer shell wall and enters the food source. It liquefies the matter to a state where the bacteria (either natural or hybrid) is able to absorb it, converting the matter to a by-product of nitrogen and water. Since enzymes are catalysts that speed up reactions, ponds balance twice as fast compared to if they were left alone to balance. Moreover, the enzymes still remain afterwards. Each is like a special tool used for a specific task. The tool speeds up the work and remains when the job is done, until the next time it is needed.