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This is an interesting find as I know many of you are on Zinc supps. I know this relates to Strepto. Pneu….I am wondering if there are any effects on other bacterias.
Published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology, the researchers describe how zinc “jams shut” a protein transporter in the bacteria so that it cannot take up manganese, an essential metal that Streptococcus pneumoniae needs to be able to invade and cause disease in humans.
“Without manganese, these bacteria can easily be cleared by the immune system,” says Dr McDevitt. “For the first time, we understand how these types of transporters function. With this new information we can start to design the next generation of antibacterial agents to target and block these essential transporters.”
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This is an interesting find as I know many of you are on Zinc supps. I know this relates to Strepto. Pneu….I am wondering if there are any effects on other bacterias.
Published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology, the researchers describe how zinc “jams shut” a protein transporter in the bacteria so that it cannot take up manganese, an essential metal that Streptococcus pneumoniae needs to be able to invade and cause disease in humans.
“Without manganese, these bacteria can easily be cleared by the immune system,” says Dr McDevitt. “For the first time, we understand how these types of transporters function. With this new information we can start to design the next generation of antibacterial agents to target and block these essential transporters.”
I have always supplemented with zinc, even more so now. Finding the right dose is important to proper functioning of the immune system, as going too high can cause immune system depression, which may good or bad, depending on what you are looking for. Using one that is amino acid bound is usually your best bet for absorption.
John
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