Vitamin U
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Vitamin U is a tentative designation given by Garnett Cheney for antipeptic ulcer factors in cabbage juice that he found to cure peptic ulcers in eleven days versus thirty-seven days for placebo.[1] Other research points to fibre preventing ulcers.[2] Iso-thio-cyanates are an important factor in the action of Brassicaceae against Helicobacter Pylori,[3] and ITC is not a molecule, but a functional group on many different molecules, Sinigrin being a notable precursor of allyl-ITC. Other research has found results with indole-nucleated molecules, Glucobrassicin being one from which is formed two others: indole-3-carbinol and diindolylmethane. Glucosinolate is another group of molecules in the Brassicaceae family with gastro- and hepato-protective action.[4] While Brassicaceae is a large genus of plants containing hepato-protective agents, it does not contain a monopoly on them, so this Vitamin U is hepato-protective agents and gastro-protective agents.[citation needed]
Contraindications
Brassica species probably cause baby colic in breast-feeding.[5]
References
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Further reading
- Lee, Na Young; Park, Kui Young; Min, Hye Jung; Song, Kye Yong; Lim, Yun Young; Park, Juhee; Kim, Beom Joon; Kim, Myeung Nam (2012). "Inhibitory Effect of Vitamin U (S-Methylmethionine Sulfonium Chloride) on Differentiation in 3T3-L1 Pre-adipocyte Cell Lines". Annals of Dermatology. 24 (1): 39–44. doi:10.5021/ad.2012.24.1.39. PMC 3283849. PMID 22363154.
- Jiang, Xiao-Lin; Lim, Lee Wah; Takeuchi, Toyohide (2011). "Vitamin U-bonded Stationary Phase in Capillary Ion Chromatography". Analytical Sciences. 27 (12): 1203–6. doi:10.2116/analsci.27.1203. PMID 22156247.
- Kim, Won-Serk; Yang, You Jin; Min, Hyung Geun; Song, Min Gyu; Lee, Ji-Seon; Park, Keung-Young; Kim, Jin-Ju; Sung, Jong-Hyuk; Choi, Jun-Seok (2010). "Accelerated Wound Healing by S-Methylmethionine Sulfonium: Evidence of Dermal Fibroblast Activation via the ERK1/2 Pathway". Pharmacology. 85 (2): 68–76. doi:10.1159/000276495. PMID 20110751.
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{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - Cheney, Garnett; Waxler, Samuel H.; Miller, Ivan J. (1956). "Vitamin U therapy of peptic ulcer; experience at San Quentin Prison". California medicine. 84 (1): 39–42. PMC 1532869. PMID 13276831.
- Cheney, Garnett (1952). "Vitamin U therapy of peptic ulcer". California medicine. 77 (4): 248–52. PMC 1521464. PMID 13009468.