Ergothioneine antioxidant from mushrooms

[TooStonedToType]

Interesting study LW recently sent my way.  We were discussing what could cause the "energy enhancing" properties a large quanity of morels seemed to possess.


New Method Shows Mushrooms A Top Source For One Antioxidant
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 080429.htm

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http://www.oxis.com/ergo/l-ergothioneine_monograph.pdf

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http://www.pharmcast.com/Patents/Yr2003 ... 042903.htm

Title:  L-ergothioneine, Milk thistle, and S-adenosylmethionine for the prevention, treatment and repair of liver damage

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ergothioneine (er·go·thi·o·ne·ine) (er”go-thi”o-ne´in)  the trimethylbetaine of thiolhistidine, originally found in ergot and later isolated from human blood; it occurs in abnormal amounts in the urine of cancer patients; called also erythrothioneine, thiazine, thioneine, and thiozine.