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Biotech / Medical : Mining Cholesterol
EVR 340.15+3.1%Dec 9 4:00 PM EST

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To: grusum who wrote (34)5/28/2006 8:53:18 PM
From: E. Charters  Read Replies (1) of 356
 
Aminos must be added in a balanced fashion or conceivably they could cause problems.

Aminos, both essential and non essential are found in just about every food in good quantity so it is hard to imagine how they could be problematical in balanced supplementation.

Just about every test of amino supplementation has shown them to be benign and generally beneficial.

As in Vitamins there is a possible problem with improper synthesis. This was shown dramatically by the GMO bacteria that went wrong making tryptophan for the Japanese drug company, Showa Denko K.K. in 89. In order to raise production they inadvertently starved the bacteria which caused them to run out of ingredients for the amino and make a toxin instead.

Could this happen in standard synthesis? Perhaps not, but we see multi vitamins containing analogues and toxins, so perhaps aminos could be improperly made. Vitamin E is one that is routinely made with improper structure and sold as a natural work alike.

Pays to be cautious I guess.

Some info on the Pauling theory. Bit of a blurb. NOt too many medicos support this.

internetwks.com

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