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Old 11-24-2017, 10:58 AM   #2
donocco
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Re: Sugar and cancer: A surprise connection or 50-year cover-up?

Very Interesting. Cancer cells are very high in the beta glucuronidase enzyme. This is the whole idea behind Laetrile. Im not implying Laetrile works against cancer in any way but theory.

Laetrile has a cyanide molecule bound to a sugar. The Beta-Glucuronidase in the cancer cells causes this cyanide molecule to break off and kill the cancer cell. Non cancerous cells have much less Beta-Glucuronidase enzyme so they are less susceptible to the Laetrile effect.

Normal cells are rich in an enzyme called Rhodanese. This enzyme detoxifies Cyanide (CN) by chaging it too Thiocyanate (SCN).Cancer cells are deficient in the cyanide detoxifying enzyme and are more susceptible to the Laetrile effect.

In theory Laetrile should work against cancer. In reality not so sure

Paul
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