I was reading the link on CS by Sloan Kettering, and it says there that
the silver:
"It actually denatures proteins by binding to their reactive groups. It
can inactivate some enzymes by forming hemisilver sulfides with
sulfhydryl groups of the enzymes (1). Silver when taken orally can
interact with and reduce the effectiveness of tetracycline, quinolone,
and penicillamine."
Now, when you want to render something non- allergenic, you have to
denature it's proteins by some means. Tannic acid will do this, and
some other things, maybe the oxidizers do this. I conclude that the
silver may render treated objects as non- allergenic.
Part of the whole problem of toxin mediated illness is due to a cycle
of inflamatory cytokines, and I thought they were enzymes. If so, then
the silver may actually help treat toxin mediated illness as well. I
don't know the chemical make up of the toxins, but I may have it in a
book here- I am not sure if they are sulfer based or not.
Most antibiotics are made from molds and mold toxins, definitely
penicillin & tetracycline. So I am thinking that when it reduces the
effectiveness of some antibiotics, this indicates that it also
interferes with other toxins produced by various molds that may be
affecting us.
Is this correct thinking? Or am I way off here?
"Mechanism of Action
Silver is unstable in suspension form and can bind to proteins. Silver
compounds form hemisilver sulfides with sulfhydryl groups that leads to
inactivation of enzymes. Silver also has the ability to bind amino,
carboxyl, phosphate and imidazole groups (1). Studies have shown that
silver accumulates in rat liver and binds with various tissues and
basal membranes. It also affects the activities of lactate
dehydrogenase and glutathione peroxidase and the peroxidation of
membrane lipids (4)."
Since I am no biologist or even very good at it, I am not sure what the
implications are of that statement (binding to aminos, etc) , but this
sounds like a good thing to me, not a bad thing. And since I take it by
holding it in the mouth, I am hoping it combines and becomes a more
bioavailable form as it becomes absorbed. That is the whole point.
Kathryn
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