Science Magazine
The premier journal for researchers
and scientists dedicated an entire issue to educating the science and medical community about Glyconutrients, Glycobiology
and Glycoscience. March
23 2001
Special Issue: Carbohydrates & Glycobiology
Four Nobel Prizes in Medicine
FOUR
OUT OF THE LAST NINE NOBEL PRIZES FOR MEDICINE HAVE DEALT WITH CELLULAR COMMUNICATION AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO OUR WELLNESS.
The 1999 Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded to
Dr. Gunter Blobel for his work in this new field of Science-Medicine called Glycobiology.
MIT's Technology Review
10
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD
February 2003
Page 46: James Paulson on Glycomics, The study of Glyconutrients
MIT Research Institute
outlines the top 10 new technologies that will change the world, the first on the list being Glycomics, the study of sugars.
Physician's Desk Reference
(PDR)
For Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements
is used by 99% of all doctors and healthcare professionals before recommending solutions to their patients. Glyconutrients
are listed for compromised immune systems.
Acta Anatomica ~ Glycosciences
Issue 161 / 1-April 1998
International Journal of Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology.
"Glycosylation is the most common form of protein and lipid modification but its biological significance has long been underestimated.
The last decade, however, has witnessed the rapid emergence of the concept of the sugar code of biological information. Mono-saccharides
represent an alphabet of biological information similar to amino acids and nucleic acids but with unsurpassed coding capacity."
Scientific American
Issue July 2002.
"Sweet Medicine: Building Better Drugs from Sugars." Sugars
play critical roles in many cellular functions and in disease. Study of those activities lags behind research into genes
and proteins but is beginning to heat up. The discoveries promise to yield a new direction in medicine, and a change
in paradigm to one of wellness.
Science Magazine
Special Issue
Carbohydrates
& Glycobiology
March 23, 2001.
This premier journal for researchers and scientists recently
dedicated an entire issue to educating the science and medical community about Glyconutrients, Glycobiology and Glycoscience.
Scientific American
"Changing
Cancer Cells' 'Surface Sugars' Can Inhibit Tumor Growth."
Medicine, Jan. 22, 2002
"The key to halting cancer cells may lie in their sugary coats",
scientists say. Carbohydrate molecules surround all cells and help them to identify and interact with one another. Now new
research, published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, indicates that altering some of the surface sugars
associated with cancer cells can control tumor growth. The findings suggest that the sugars could one day serve as targets
for new anti-cancer therapies.
Harpers Biochemistry
A medical textbook that has been educating healthcare
professionals about Glyconutrients and their role in health and healing since 1996. From a clinical perspective, one class
of nutrients absolutely necessary for optimal cellular communication and which is essentially missing from our food supply
is glyconutrients. These are necessary carbohydrates (monosaccharides) that according to the 1996 edition of Harper's Biochemistry,
only 2 or 3 of the necessary 8 are commonly found in our diet. These monosaccharides provide the necessary building blocks
that enable the cells of our body to communicate effectively.
MIT's Technology Review
October 2001
"Sugars Could be Biology's Next Sweet Spot." Technology Review
promotes the understanding of emerging technologies and their impact on business and society. In this issue the magazine emphasizes
the next field of biology is waiting to break out: glycomics. This emerging discipline seeks to move sugars and carbohydrates
into the mainstream of biomedical research and drug discovery.
Scientific American
~ September-October 2003. "The Sweet Science of Glycobiology" Complex
carbohydrates, molecules that are particularly important for communication among cells, are coming under systematic study.
Carbohydrates are indispensable to life on Earth. In their
simplest form, they serve as a primary energy source for sustaining life. For the most part, however, carbohydrates exist
not as simple sugars but as complex molecular conjugates, or glycans. Glycans come in many shapes and sizes, from linear chains
(polysaccharides) to highly branched molecules bristling with antennae-like arms. And although proteins and nucleic acids
such as DNA have traditionally attracted far more scientific attention, glycans are also key to life. They are ubiquitous
in nature, forming the intricate sugar coat that surrounds the cells of virtually every organism and occupying the spaces
between these cells. As part of this so-called extracellular matrix, glycans, with their diverse chemical structures, play
a crucial role in transmitting important biochemical signals into and between cells. In this way, these sugars guide the cellular
communication that is essential for normal cell and tissue development and physiological function.
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