Quercetin belongs to a class of water-soluble plant pigments called flavonoids.\n\nWhere is it found?\nQuercetin can be found in onions, apples, green tea, and black tea. Smaller amounts are found in leafy green vegetables and beans.\n\nQuercetin has been used in connection with the following conditions (refer to the individual health concern for complete information):
A multi-institutional team of researchers led by Emory University has defined for the first time how metal ions bind to amyloid fibrils in the brain in a way that appears toxic to neurons. Amyloid fibrils are linked to the development of neurodegenerative
Suppression of implanted MDA-MB 231 human breast cancer growth in nude mice by dietary walnut.
Hardman WE, Ion G.
Nutr Cancer. 2008;60(5):666-74.
PMID: 18791931
Subfractionation of Lipoproteins 101
Let's review some subfractionation techniques. On the market 3 main methods exist. They all work. Dr. Davis highly prefers NMR for its subtleties, scope, and particle counts. Superko and Krauss are affiliated with Berkeley HeartLab which uses GGE (BHL). Density gradient ultracentrifugation is very popular among our members (VAP-II and VAP). Recently, Krauss appears to be introducing a new technology based on ion-mobility.
Basically, the denser the particle, the faster and more mobile the particle moves through a gel (GGE). The denser the particle, the smaller the diameter (Angstroms or nanometers) as determined via electromagnetic resonance (NMR) or absorbance via density ultracentrifugation (VAP, which are indirectly compared to known sizes).
"Defensins are small cysteine-rich cationic proteins found in both vertebrates and invertebrates. They are active against bacteria, fungi and many enveloped and nonenveloped viruses. They consist of 18-45 amino acids including six (in vertebrates) to 8 conserved cysteine residues. Cells of the immune system contain these peptides to assist in killing phagocytized bacteria, for example in neutrophil granulocytes and almost all epithelial cells. Most defensins function by binding to microbial cell membrane, and once embedded, forming pore-like membrane defects that allow efflux of essential ions and nutrients
Bushinsky DA, Smith SB, Gavrilov KL, Gavrilov LF, Li J, Levi-Setti R.
Chronic acidosis-induced alteration in bone bicarbonate and phosphate.
Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2003 Sep;285(3):F532-9. Epub 2003 May 20.
PMID: 12759230 [PubMed - indexed for MED