When it comes to the efficacy of yucca, the first thing that comes to your mind is deodorization, because the deodorant effect of yucca has been deeply introduced into the hearts of many people. When you think of deodorization in livestock houses, it is yucca extract, which is both green and environmentally friendly. . Of course, yucca extract has many functions besides deodorization. Let's learn more about the effect of yucca.
1. Improve protein utilization
The saponin in Yucca extract contains water-soluble and fat-soluble structures, and its core structure has a fat-soluble triterpene side chain, which belongs to sterols. This unique chemical structure gives saponins the It has strong surface activity and can specifically bind to cholesterol on the cell membrane to form insoluble matter, resulting in a small hole with a diameter of about 50 angstroms (5nm), which increases the permeability of the cell membrane, making it usually impermeable. The macronutrient molecules of the cell membrane can pass through, which improves the nutrient utilization rate.
2. Improve intestinal health.
The active ingredient yucca saponin contained in the yucca extract can change the structure of the intestinal villi and the thickness of the mucosa, increase the absorption area of nutrients, increase the permeability of intestinal mucosal cells, and reduce the surface tension of the membrane. Saponins can also combine with compounds similar in structure to cholesterol on the surface of bacteria, increasing the permeability of bacterial cell walls and cell membranes, increasing the secretion of exogenous enzymes and degrading macromolecules around bacteria, making the absorption of nutrients faster. Therefore, yucca also has the effect of improving the intestinal tract.
3. Improve the body's resistance to disease
Yucca saponins in yucca extract have immunostimulatory activity and promote the production of antibodies, and yucca saponins can induce the production of cytokines such as insulin and interferon, thereby mediating their immune stimulatory responses; they may also interact with antigen-presenting cells. to induce an immune response. Therefore, yucca also has the effect of improving disease resistance.
4. Antibacterial Antiprotozoal
According to records, yucca saponin has a broad-spectrum antibacterial effect. Pseudomonas, Bacillus pertussis and their common pathogenic dermatophytes have strong inhibitory activity. Therefore, the efficacy of yucca also has the effect of antibacterial and antiprotozoal.
Therefore, the effect of yucca extract is not only a deodorant effect, but also not only a plant deodorant, but also a functional nutritional enhancer additive.
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