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Chelation therapy uses high-affinity metal-binding molecules to form stable, excretable complexes with toxic metals, removing them from the body. The term derives from Greek "chele" (claw) -- the chelator grips the metal ion at multiple coordination sites. While chelati…
Drug repurposing (also called drug repositioning) is the strategy of identifying new therapeutic uses for existing approved drugs. It dramatically accelerates the path from bench to bedside because safety, pharmacokinetics, and manufacturing are already established. In …
Essential oils are volatile aromatic compounds extracted from plants, composed primarily of terpenes, phenylpropanoids, and their oxygenated derivatives. In the WikiBiome context, essential oils are relevant not as aromatherapy but as sources of bioactive molecules with…
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is the acetylated form of the amino acid L-cysteine and serves as the rate-limiting precursor for glutathione synthesis — the body's primary intracellular antioxidant and a critical cofactor for phase II detoxification of heavy metals. In the micr…
Polyphenols are a diverse class of plant-derived compounds characterized by multiple phenol structural units. They are among the most abundant antioxidants in the human diet, found in fruits, vegetables, tea, coffee, wine, chocolate, and spices. What makes polyphenols p…
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Taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid) is a sulfur-containing amino acid abundant in bile, heart, brain, and retina. Its primary metabolic role is bile acid conjugation — taurocholate and taurochenodeoxycholate are the taurine-conjugated primary bile acids that BSH-produc…