Cysteine and Candida study...

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Seems to me I've read here that cysteine is bad for those with candida or fungal

issues, but

I just came across this study which showed the opposite:

Sabouraudia. 1975 Mar;13 Pt 1:74-82.

A re-evaluation of the effect of cysteine or Candida albicans.

Wain WH, Price MF, Cawson RA.

The effect of cysteine on Candida albicans has been re-examined. Concentrations

between

0-1 and 10-0 mM were tested on 12 isolates in yeast and hyphal form. The growth

of

both forms was inhibited by 10 mM cysteine. Though the rate of hyphal elongation

was

decreased there was no suppression of initiation of hyphal formation. All

isolates showed

a random variation in their general inhibitory response to cysteine. We found no

support

for the concept of cysteine-mediated from determination in rapidly growing C.

albicans in

submerged culture. High concentrations of cystiene cause a general inhibition of

growth of

C. albicans.

??? I don't get it.

d.