RE: glycation and ageing

From: mez (mez@mezziah.org)
Date: Sat Dec 23 2000 - 00:34:30 MST


Just to be clear - Carnosine inhibits glycation processes, reducing the
amount of glycation that takes place. ALT-711 seems to break down existing
AGE's (Advanced Glycation Endproducts) in the body, restoring useful
function.
 
Carnosine seems potentially useful as a prophylactic, but I haven't seen
any evidence that use late in life can restore function, which is what
ALT-711 is being evaluated for.

        From: Technotranscendence
        On Friday, December 22, 2000 1:26 PM mez mez@mezziah.org wrote:
> I don't recall seeing any comments over the summer on this
article >
> http://www.sciam.com/2000/0700issue/0700scicit2.html
        
        I read the article, but think carnosine looks like the better
chemical agent
        in this area.
        
        See http://www.lef.org for more on carnosine.
        



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