Phosphatidic Acid

Phosphatidylethanolamine can prove helpful in treating Alzheimer's. Brains affected by Alzheimer's comprise fewer synapses and decreased levels of synaptic proteins, membrane phosphatides, choline and DHA. Phosphatidylethanolamine utilizes pyrimidine and a PUFA (for example, docosahexaenoic acid), which can significantly enhance levels of membrane phosphatide and synaptic protein in gerbil brains. Phosphatidylethanolamine also helps regulate homocysteine. It is synthesized by two pathways, CDP-choline pathway and methylation of phosphatidylethanolamine by phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PEMT). Recent research has suggested that PEMT is a significant consumer of methyl groups from S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) and plays an important role in determining homocysteine pools.

Phosphatidylinositol, made up of glycerol fatty acids, is considered to be the most acidic type of lipid or phospholipid that plays an important part in the metabolic process. It is most abundant in the brain tissue. Phosphatidylinositol acts like a transporter that helps in transferring nutrients and energy across the cell membranes. It also plays an important part in the transmission of signals for neurotransmitters and hormones which helps in regulating serotonin and insulin levels, and in reducing the blood cholesterol and breaking down of fats. Phosphatidylinositol could also help in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, and depression. It also benefits the cognitive function of the brain by aiding in memory enhancing and in treating Alzheimer’s disease.

Soy Phospholipids & Glycosides- Soy extracts naturally contain phospholipids and glycosides; the former are compounds in which a lipid (fat) molecule has a phosphate group bonded to one of the carbons. Phospholipids form an essential structural component in the cells by constituting the cell membrane. Soy phospholipids are used in making liposomes , which are basically vesicles enclosing a space surrounded by a membrane similar to the cell membrane. Liposomes find many uses from nanocosmetology to targeted drug delivery to organs. The benefits of soy glycosides are a subject of active scientific research, they are ostensibly believed to promote bone formation, inhibit certain hormone related cancers by having estrogenic and anti estrogenic effects, etc.

Vitamin C- The essential nutrient L-ascorbic acid, or rather Vitamin C, is necessary for a wide plethora of metabolic reactions in almost all living beings. In humans, Vitamin C is vital in the collagen synthesis. While most beings are able to make it internally, apes and humans cannot. Interestingly enough, while widely promoted as the best dietary source of Vitamin C, Oranges are dwarfed by the Kakadu plum, which has sixty times the amount. Prominent are rose hips, blackcurrant, red peppers, parsley, the kiwifruit, broccoli, redcurrant, several berries including strawberries and raspberries, as well as more exotic fruits and vegetables like Camu Camu, acerola, seabuckthorn, Indian gooseberry, jujube, guava and baobab. Tomatoes, while very popular Vitamin C source in the US, are very low on the Vitamin C scale.