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Gold/Mining/Energy : FASC (First American Scientific Corp) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jmt who wrote (405)	7/31/1998 5:58:00 PM
From: Baldur Fjvlnisson	Respond to of 972

The beans were mentioned in posts #125 and #180

To: jmt who wrote (405)	8/1/1998 6:54:00 AM
From: Jim K.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 972

jmt, As to profit margins of the various applications of FASC, this type of information would require experts in the different fields. I have made notes on these and it continues to grow in length. It boggles the mind when you consider all the possibilities that have been mentioned. I will try to put a posting together for later today. I have found this much so far on the Beans. Biochemical Products of Jack Beans: Concanavalin A > or Jack bean lectin is one of the oldest lectins whose structure was solved by X-Ray methods. It has a specific ability to bind sugars and is used in many special preparations in biology and biochemistry. In particular, it is used in affinity chromatography columns. Galactosidase > Canavanine > N Acetylgucosaminidase > One of the above is used to extract a special enzyme used in kidney dialysis. Jim K.