Re: Are there practical, safe iron chelators?

In article <apsse3hhj47lip25j1jvnk5pigefrvjc5v@xxxxxxx>,
mzlindyone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

On Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:49:51 -0500, Steve <nomail@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Searching brought up these iron chelators:

Green Tea
Inositol Hexaphosphate (IP6, Phytic acid)
Lactobacillus GG
Picolinic Acid (eg: as found in Chromium Picolinate)
Tanic Acid
Lipoic Acid (?)

Care to add any more? Or, care to comment on the above?


Thanks. Can you give a reference that shows Chlorella chelates iron? I
found a few general references to chelation, but nothing that
mentioned iron specifically.

I didn't add EDTA to this list because of:

'' Ionic iron has two electrons in its outermost or N shell and 14
electrons in its M shell. This configuration gives ionic iron the
distinct characteristic of being able to accept three pairs of
left unbound, ionic iron remains highly reactive.

resulting ferric hydroxide is insoluble and precipitates. In contrast,
pairs of electrons allows the iron to exist in physiological solutions
allows the remaining pair to be fully involved in oxidation reactions
chelation keeps iron dissolved in the blood stream for extended
periods and magnifies the extent to which it catalyzes production of
tissue-damaging free radicals.

Under normal circumstances most of the iron in the body is bound
with by existing antioxidant enzyme systems. However, when something
ionic iron is markedly increased and the potential for free-radical
production is exacerbated. High doses of vitamin C increase the amount
of ionic iron in the circulation by promoting its release from
iron from the gut. Since EDTA infusion solutions include megadoses of
vitamin C, the possibility exists that chelation therapy will increase
the formation of free radicals that cause tissue damage! ''