Sentences with phrase «lack essential enzymes»

Proponents of the BARF diet feel that commercial dog foods, many of which are primarily grain based, lack essential enzymes and other important nutrients and may contain ingredients that cause allergies.

Not exact matches

The reason is because cats lack a certain liver enzyme and so basically essential oils build up in their little bodies as toxins and because they can not get rid of these toxins, they can get sick and die!!

«However, recent work has shown that at least some of the fungal partners in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses lack the genes for enzymes involved in the major pathway of lipid biosynthesis, and are therefore unable to produce certain essential fatty acids,» Gutjahr explains.

But new experiments in mice suggest that one of our own enzymes, A20, is also essential for protecting against allergies, and those who lack this enzyme don't benefit from exposure to endotoxin.

MUS81 plays an essential role in this killing of cancer cells because nuclear DNA was not cut in cancer cells that lacked the enzyme and no activation of the immune system was observed in these cells.

The researchers also discovered that A. digitifera lacks the enzymes necessary to produce an essential amino acid, cysteine.

Since cats are obligate carnivores, they lack an enzyme called glucuronyltransferase that helps to process and eliminate the various compounds of essential oils.

The body can become deficient of this enzyme due to aging or a lack of essential vitamins required during biosynthesis.

Cats lack the enzymes required to process essential oils and can become ill if exposed to the oils via ingestion, contact or inhalation.

Cats lack the proper enzyme for their livers to efficiently process most essential oils.

Likewise, cats lack certain enzyme pathways that allow other species to convert certain essential nutrients like taurine, Vitamin A, niacin, arginine and arachidonic acid.