Write 10 pages with APA style on Glyconutrients. N-acetylneuraminic acidBreast milk Important for brain development and learning lowers the LDL and inhibits strains of influenza A and B, bacteria and

Write 10 pages with APA style on Glyconutrients. N-acetylneuraminic acid

Breast milk

Important for brain development and learning

lowers the LDL and inhibits strains of influenza A and B, bacteria and other pathogens

Glyconutrients

Food sources

Main feature

Effects of individuals well being as claimed by drug companies

Xylose

Grains- wheat, rye and barley

Carrot, beet, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, lettuce, parsley, rhubarb, Brussels sprouts, red cabbage and asparagus

Used as a substitute for sucrose and corn sweeteners

Antibacterial, antifungal and prevent cancer

Galactose

Dairy products, legumes, algae, many fruits and vegetables

Found in combination with glucose to form a disaccharide called lactose

Inhibit tumour growth, enhances healing of wounds , decrease inflammation and triggers long-term memory formation

Glucose

Milk, mushrooms, various fruits and vegetables and grains

Ubiquitous saccharide

Memory enhancement, proper calcium absorption

Table 2. Concentration of glycoprotein on different tissues. The graph shows the specific activity of radio labelled glycoprotein administered to rats at 1 and 8 hrs expressed as d.p.m/gm wet weight of tissue. As noted , "only the liver and intestines decrease whereas all the other organs show a 2- to 6-fold increase in specific activity" (Alton et al 1997 Figure 7).

Table 3. "Peripheral neutrophil counts and other therapy parameters during discontinuation and resumption of fucose therapy. Peripheral neutrophil counts, fucose doses, serum fucose levels, body temperature, and C reactive protein (CRP) were recorded for each time point as indicated." (Luhn et al. 2001, Figure 1)

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Functions of the Glycoprotein (Nature 1995 cited in GoGlyco 2005)

Figure 2.