Alanine is a hydrophobic molecule that does not mix with water. It is ambivalent, meaning that it can be inside or outside of the protein molecule. It is a non-essential amino acid found in meat. Both my parents who died of cancer do not eat sugar rich foods. They love BBQ meat. Scientists have discovered thatContinue reading “Amino acid alanine from meat is food for cancer”
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How Pancreatic Cancer Cells, Master Scavengers, Thrive Even When Starved
By Alec Kimmelman, MD, PhD In recent years, researchers have hoped to combat pancreatic cancer by developing drugs that interfere with tumor cells’ source of fuel. But a study led by researchers at NYU Langone and other institutions has found that when their glucose fuel supply runs low, pancreatic cancer cells signal to nearby support cells for helpContinue reading ” How Pancreatic Cancer Cells, Master Scavengers, Thrive Even When Starved”
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N-Acetyl Cysteine and Parkinsons
Acetylcysteine serves as a prodrug to L-cysteine. L-cysteine is a precursor to the biologic antioxidant glutathione. Hence administration of acetylcysteine replenishes glutathione stores.[60] – Glutathione, along with oxidized glutathione (GSSG) and S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO), have been found to bind to the glutamate recognition site of the NMDA and AMPA receptors (via their γ-glutamyl moieties), and mayContinue reading “N-Acetyl Cysteine and Parkinsons”
Vit B12, folate, homocysteine and Alzheimer’s disease
Introduction Risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) affecting the rate of cognitive decline and brain shrinkage include nonmodifiable factors such as age, low education levels, and genetic factors, whereas modifiable risk factors have also been identified. One such modifiable risk factor is homocysteine (Hcy), an amino acid that is produced in the methylation cycle ofContinue reading “Vit B12, folate, homocysteine and Alzheimer’s disease”