It is produced by the Serratia bacteria in the silkworm’s gut. The silkworm uses this enzyme to dissolve its tough silk cocoon when it is ready to emerge as a moth. Key Therapeutic Uses:

In the best-selling book The Enzyme Factor , gastroenterologist Dr. Hiromi Shinya proposes a different "miracle". He argues that the body has a finite source of a (or prototype enzyme) from which all other specialized enzymes (for digestion, repair, and immunity) are created.

It is used as a mucolytic to clear airways in chronic respiratory conditions like bronchitis. 2. Dr. Hiromi Shinya’s "Prototype Enzyme"

Serrapeptase is often marketed as "The Miracle Enzyme" due to its ability to dissolve "non-living" tissue in the human body without harming living cells.