OT--SH groups in collagen and fat tissues?

January 31, 2008

Ok, you chemistry people, I knew mercury was attracted to SH groups, and that's

what makes the chelators work (double thiols), but I did not realize that fat

and collagen tissues were rich in SH groups. Interesting. So, the people that

have commented that they felt worse after losing alot of weight pretty fast,

then this makes sense, that alot of mercury was released into their system from

the fat. (Another reason for me to hold onto mine! At least until I've

chelated more!) And the collagen thing might explain my sister's hip pain.

She's skinny, so no fat, so the mercury goes to her collagen. Does this fit

anybody else?-------Jackie

http://www.melisa.org/mercury.php

(quote is from the paragraph right above the pictures)

" The pictures demonstrate widespread distribution of mercury in the body of the

mice. Organs rich in fat - such as brain and collagen - are very prone to

mercury binding. One of the reasons for this is that mercury is particularly

keen to bind to two amino acids; methionine and cysteine. Both amino acids

contain sulphur hydrogen (SH)-groups. This is a particularly attractive target

for mercury. Fat tissues and collagen tissues are rich in SH-groups. "

January 31, 2008

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> Ok, you chemistry people, I knew mercury was attracted to SH groups,

and that's what makes the chelators work (double thiols), but I did

not realize that fat and collagen tissues were rich in SH groups.

Interesting. So, the people that have commented that they felt worse

after losing alot of weight pretty fast, then this makes sense, that

alot of mercury was released into their system from the fat. (Another

reason for me to hold onto mine! At least until I've chelated more!)

And the collagen thing might explain my sister's hip pain. She's

skinny, so no fat, so the mercury goes to her collagen. Does this fit

anybody else?-------Jackie

That's interesting. When I got really skinny (8 years or so ago,

when I felt a lot more physically sick), I had a terrible problem

in my hips, especially right side. I didn't know about the mercury

connection, but maybe that was part if it. What it seemed related

to at the time was that I was so skinny there were no fat pads

anywhere and when I laid down at night I could feel my hip bones

against the bed, and it hurt. So I think part of it might have

been just the irritation of bones against skin and I guess the

underlying connective tissue would get irritated too.

I definitely got a lot sicker during/after the weight loss.

Lots more fat on me now :-)

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> http://www.melisa.org/mercury.php

>

> (quote is from the paragraph right above the pictures)

>

> " The pictures demonstrate widespread distribution of mercury in the

body of the mice. Organs rich in fat - such as brain and collagen -

are very prone to mercury binding. One of the reasons for this is that

mercury is particularly keen to bind to two amino acids; methionine

and cysteine. Both amino acids contain sulphur hydrogen (SH)-groups.

This is a particularly attractive target for mercury. Fat tissues and

collagen tissues are rich in SH-groups. "

January 31, 2008

Humm? This sounds alot like me.I went on diet and exercise were I lost 65lbs.I