Finally rested up from the San Diego trip to Defeat Autism Now. The conference was very well attended by both attendees and vendors. Houston Enzymes had a great spot on the conference floor by the Autism Research Institute booth. It was great seeing the "regular" attenders, customers, and new faces as well. I spoke to […] Continue Reading…

Question: Are enzymes inactivated at temperatures higher than 118 Fahrenheit? Ah, the magical 118 number! When Edwin Howell wrote his book on enzymes, he concluded that at above 118 degrees Fahrenheit, all enzyme activity would cease. Remember, this was someone who wrote the bulk of his material between 1930 and 1950. Determining enzyme activity and temperature profiles […] Continue Reading…

Hello, my human slave (aka "the-one-who-feeds-me") fell asleep at his computer thingy, thereby allowing me this opportunity to smack his mouse around a bit (why it's called a mouse is a mystery, it doesn't taste like one at all!) and to relate the latest episode of indignities placed on me by these fur-less human morons. My slave keeps a lot […] Continue Reading…

I see a lot of ads for enzymes on the Internet, many of them making absurd claims or just downright lying. But some of the "major" enzyme sellers have dubious information on their sites. I came across an interesting one that stated: "When taken between meals, it (the enzyme) will be stored in […] Continue Reading…

I spent the first 14 years of my life in Southeastern New Mexico: dry desert country. Our summer vacations, however, were spent in southern Missouri where my grandparents lived. We loved it there. Moisture, rivers, grass, forests: it was heaven to me and my siblings and is why I live in the Ozarks today. It was during […] Continue Reading…