Guest guest Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 Apparently, not all alkaloids are created equal. Perhaps the alkaloids found in onions and garlic (the disulphides) will, upon further study, reveal their antioxidant properties. tev Tetrahydro--carboline Alkaloids Occur in Fruits and Fruit Juices. Activity as Antioxidants and Radical Scavengers http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/jafcau/2003/51/i24/abs/jf030324h.html Tetrahydro--carbolines are biologically active alkaloids that occur and accumulate in mammalian tissues, fluids, and brain, but their ultimate origin or biological role is still uncertain. Four tetrahydro--carboline alkaloids: 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro--carboline-3-carboxylic acid, 1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro--carboline-3-carboxylic acid, 1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro--carboline, and 6-hydroxy-1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro--carboline, are found as naturally occurring substances in some fruit and fruit juices. These compounds occur in the g/g level in those products, and a characteristic and distinct profile appears to exist depending on the type of fruit and juice involved. Thus, 1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro--carboline may appear in tomato, tomato juice, and kiwi; 6-hydroxy-1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro--carboline in bananas, pineapple, tomato, and their corresponding juices; and 1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro--carboline-3-carboxylic acid in oranges and grapefruits, although it also occurred in most juices. Fruit-occurring tetrahydro--carboline alkaloids acted as antioxidants and free radical scavengers in the ABTS assay when compared with ascorbic acid and Trolox. This suggests that tetrahydro--carboline alkaloids might act as antioxidants when absorbed and accumulated in the body, contributing to the antioxidant effect of fruit products containing these compounds. ____________________ The experience of dynamic religious living transforms the mediocre individual into a personality of idealistic power. Religion ministers to the progress of all through fostering the progress of each individual, and the progress of each is augmented through the achievement of all. [The Urantia Book: 1094:1][http://www.urantia.org/] _____________________ http://www.vegconnect.com/ _____________________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 Tev, only sick people need to discuss antioxidants. Healthy people are ... well ... healthy!!! So once again, the whole discussion about using onions, garlic, and anything else as a drug just vanishes. Elchanan _____ rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of tev treowlufu Thursday, July 19, 2007 8:19 AM rawfood [Raw Food] Fruit Alkaloids Apparently, not all alkaloids are created equal. Perhaps the alkaloids found in onions and garlic (the disulphides) will, upon further study, reveal their antioxidant properties. tev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Brother Elchanan, that is simply not true. Healthy people discuss antioxidants too. Many vitamins are antioxidants. Discussing antioxidants is a perfectly healthy behavior. Discussing the nutrional content of foods is perfectly healthy too. Health discussions should include: *anti-aging/anti-aging factors/longevity *how egotism ennervates oneself and those around oneself (thieving life energy and feeding it to the false self) *psycho-cybernetics As is comon knowledge, health is created (and maintained). Also as common knowledge, health is problematic. Discussion of " what " is healthy is inevitable. tev Elchanan <Elchanan wrote: Tev, only sick people need to discuss antioxidants. Healthy people are ... well ... healthy!!! So once again, the whole discussion about using onions, garlic, and anything else as a drug just vanishes. Elchanan _____ ____________________ The experience of dynamic religious living transforms the mediocre individual into a personality of idealistic power. Religion ministers to the progress of all through fostering the progress of each individual, and the progress of each is augmented through the achievement of all. [The Urantia Book: 1094:1][http://www.urantia.org/] _____________________ http://www.vegconnect.com/ _____________________ Get the toolbar and be alerted to new email wherever you're surfing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 On Monday 23 July 2007 17:52, tev treowlufu wrote: > Brother Elchanan, that is simply not true. > Healthy people discuss antioxidants too. > > Many vitamins are antioxidants. Discussing > antioxidants is a perfectly healthy behavior. > > Discussing the nutrional content of foods is > perfectly healthy too. > > Health discussions should include: > *anti-aging/anti-aging factors/longevity > *how egotism ennervates oneself > and those around oneself (thieving life energy > and feeding it to the false self) > *psycho-cybernetics > > As is comon knowledge, health is > created (and maintained). Also as common > knowledge, health is problematic. Discussion > of " what " is healthy is inevitable. > > tev > Hi tev, On my path of hell I stood proud and tall atop the mound of my belief, set my feet in concrete and struck out my own eyes. neal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Hey Neal, Where did you get this quote from, or did you make it up yourself? It is quite good! Joe > On my path of hell > I stood proud and tall atop the mound of my belief, > set my feet in concrete > and struck out my own eyes. > > neal. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 On Tuesday 24 July 2007 18:34, Joe Postma wrote: > Hey Neal, > Where did you get this quote from, or did you make it up yourself? It > is quite good! > > Joe It isn't a quote, I always put quote marks around quotes and reference them. It expresses a personal experience, an observable truth and it made me laugh. Don't know where they come from. neal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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