Endoprotease 40 (E40) is our late-stage development, fast-acting glutenase designed to aid the complete digestion of whole gliadins in gluten, as an adjunct to a Gluten-Free Diet (GFD), safely and effectively limiting the generation of Gluten Immunogenic Peptides (GIPs) that can make the lives of patients with Celiac Disease (CeD) and Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NCGS) uncomfortable and painful.
Gluten avoidance, including through a GFD, is currently the only available effective therapeutic approach to prevent the generation of GIPs and the resulting symptomatic gluten exposure in CeD and NCGS.
However, individuals who are gluten intolerant or sensitive are often involuntarily at risk of gluten exposure, even when following a GFD.
Taken shortly before a meal, E40 will support the gluten-degrading capability of the physiological enzymatic digestive machinery, minimising the risk of GIP generation and the resulting adverse impact on the small intestinal mucosa.