Posted by tealady on September 29, 2004, at 22:51:10
In reply to Re: What is n acetyl cysteine supposed to do?, posted by TeeJay on September 29, 2004, at 19:56:40
> Cysteine is an amino acid but in the form mentioned in my post, its supposed to be very good for breaking down mucous in the body and as such is recommended for ex-smokers to clear out their lungs of "rubbish". I just had a few left over from when I stopped smoking and I hate to chuck supplements away that are still in date.
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> Only got a few left and take just 1 500mg capsule each morning.That's interesting.
I'd never heard of anyone taking it before, so just wondered...doubt if I could get it over here , actually don't even think I'd heard of it b4<g>. Heard a bit about cysteine and acetyl as words ..that's about it<g>
I was wondering if you knew of some benefits from combining the selenium and the n acetyl cysteine when I read this on selenocysteine from...
(Selenium research in mammals using nuclear analytical methods and related techniques in conjunction with biochemical procedures D. Behne, D. Alber, A. Kyriakopoulos)
"After ingestion of selenite, selenate or selenocysteine, nearly all of the
metabolized element is incorporated into specific biologically active selenoproteins in which it is present in the form of selenocystein"
"After ingestion of selenite, selenate or selenocysteine, nearly all of the
metabolized element is incorporated into specific biologically active selenoproteins in which it is present in the form of selenocysteine. Their levels are homeostatically controlled and cannot be further increased by additional Se supplementation. "In the case of dietary selenomethionine, a part of the element is a certain percentage, however, is deposited directly and non-specifically into proteins in place of methionine. This part depends on the ratio of selenomethionine and methionine in the diet and can be considerably increased by raising the dietary selenomethionine intake.
I take selenomethione (equiv to 25mcg selenium occasionally)..maybe twice a week, as my blood levels were above range and I get more fatigued if I take 50 mcg for a few days...and get a metallic taste in my mouth.
I've no idea what I'm doing really...sounds like I use it to replace some of the methionine as I don't supps in that at all?
What form do you take?
Also from same paper..and on not taking too much...
"Selenium is also highly toxic and the range between deficiency and the first signs of toxicity is relatively small."Jan
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> TJ
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