How Are Nutrients Incorporated Into... Oct 30, 2009
To be absorbed, carbohydrate structures must be disassembled into their constituent monosaccharide or simple sugar structures (mainly glucose as well as fructose and galactose). Humans manufacture the enzymes necessary to break down sugars and starches into monosaccharides. (Suite101.com)
Recipes for the Lactose-Intolerant Oct 28, 2009
Lactase breaks down lactose into two simpler forms of sugar called glucose and galactose, which are then absorbed into the bloodstream. Simply put, if you don't have enough lactase, you can't eat dairy, or only eat limited amounts. (CBS News)
* Vegetarian diet can stave off flu Sep 25, 2009
The first step in infection is when the virus uses hemagglutinin on its surface like a key to open sialic galactose molecules on glycoprotein receptors on the cell walls, which are like locks to the door of the cell ... In June, the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry published an article from Keio University in Japan explaining how a kind of alkylated protein fragment (peptide) selected from plant phages can bind with sialic galactose molecules on receptors on cell walls and so inhibit influenza... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
All about food allergies Sep 10, 2009
Lactose intolerance is actually an enzymatic problem where the enzyme lactase cannot split the milk protein lactose into glucose and galactose. This leads to digestive system pain more often than swollen or clogged airways. (India Times, India)
Patients from across US take part in study of galactosemia at Children’s Hospital Boston Aug 31, 2009
Patients from across US take part in study of galactosemia at Children s Hospital Boston - The Boston Globe ... Oliver Siminoff crawled on the floor during an appointment with Dr. Gerard Berry, an expert on galactosemia, at Children s Hospital ... In an attempt to unravel some of those unknowns, 35 patients came to Boston this month for a two-day battery of tests and to meet with an international panel of doctors, part of the largest-ever comprehensive clinical study of adults with the disease,... (Boston Globe)
The right white stuff May 12, 2009
Low-lactose milks such as Zymil have been treated with an enzyme that breaks the lactose into glucose and galactose. Low-lactose milks taste remarkably different - they tend to be overtly sweet with a "chemical" aftertaste. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
New Insights On 'Stickiness Of Life' Apr 10, 2009
(July 31, 2008) Bioengineers have identified a previously unknown mechanism that allows yeast to shut down the metabolism of another sugar, galactose, when they sense glucose in the. (Mar. (Science Daily)
Doyle: Get the sugar out Feb 25, 2009
Look at the labels and you will find various forms of sugar (fructose, sucrose, galactose, glucose, high fructose corn syrup, and cane juice) in bread, ketchup, bread crumbs, peanut butter, cookies, chips, jams, croutons, soups, etc. This is how we reach 150+ pounds of sugar a year. (Medfield Press, MA)
