Substance May Contribute to Pain-Relieving, Wound-Healing Effect of Honey
Kynurenic Acid in Honey from Arboreal Plants: MS and NMR Evidence
Planta Medica, 2007 Nov 12
http://apitherapy.blogspot.com/2007/11/substance-may-contribute-to-pain.html
KYNA, a Trp metabolite, shows neuroprotective activity against excitotoxic amino acids by antagonizing the NMDA receptor (glycine, glutamate). Here we report the identification of KYNA by a combination of ESI-MS/MS and 1D- and 2D-NMR analyses in honey varieties of arboreal origin...
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