Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Vitamin E: A Dark Horse at the Crossroad of Cancer Management

Vitamin E: A Dark Horse at the Crossroad of Cancer Management. Eduardo Cardenas, Rita Ghosh; Biochemical Pharmacology, Available online 3 August 2013

Although the paper is focused on the cancer, makes a good review of current knowledge about vitamin E, check all its isoforms, metabolism, absorption, transporters, antioxidant potency, etc..

When evaluating the efficacy of vitamin E prophylactic or therapeutic use in previous and future studies, it is critical to consider dosage to be administered, form of vitamin E and source (such as whether from synthetic or purified from natural sources).

The Role of Mitochondria in Cellular Iron–Sulfur Protein Biogenesis: Mechanisms, Connected Processes, and Diseases

The Role of Mitochondria in Cellular Iron–Sulfur Protein Biogenesis: Mechanisms, Connected Processes, and Diseases. Oliver Stehling and Roland Lill.Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol August 2013;5:a011312

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Frataxin Mutants

Frataxin Mutants. Roberto Testi; Patent US20130196932 A1,1 Ago 2013.

The invention relates to the identification of a mutant frataxin protein and methods of delivering said protein into cells.