Glucona Becomes Master Manufacturer and Supplier of Patented Calcium D-Glucarate.Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers JANESVILLE, Wis.--(BW HealthWire)--Aug. 3, 2000 Glucona America Inc. has acquired the manufacturing and distribution rights to patented Calcium D-Glucarate from BioChemix Inc., of Austin, Texas. As a result of this agreement, Glucona is responsible for the manufacture and supply of all BioChemix' patented D-Glucarate salts, such as Calcium D-Glucarate, to licensed distributors such as Nutraceutix Inc. of Redmond, Wash. BioChemix holds all of the pertinent D-Glucarate patents that were developed at institutions such as Ohio State University Ohio State University, main campus at Columbus; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1870, opened 1873 as Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, renamed 1878. There are also campuses at Lima, Mansfield, Marion, and Newark. and the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Texas. These rights were acquired several years ago. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Sean Traci, Glucona America's director, "Calcium D-Glucarate will provide Glucona with another quality product to build our distribution channels. We're excited to begin supplying such a unique, advanced product to the nutritional supplement industry." Allison Minton, president of BioChemix, added, "BioChemix will contact all of our customers in writing to give notice of when the transition will formally take effect, which we expect to occur within the next month." Calcium D-Glucarate is the patented version of glucaric acid, found naturally in the body, which promotes glucuronidation, a process in which the body eliminates toxins and other adverse substances from its system. Glucaric acid is found naturally in foods such as apples, grapefruits, and cruciferous vegetables Edible plants in the family Brassicaceae (also called Cruciferae) are termed Cruciferous vegetables. For a botanical description of plants in this family (whether or not used for food), see Brassicaceae. like broccoli broccoli (brŏk`əlē) [Ital.,=sprouts], variety of cabbage grown for the edible immature flower panicles. It is the same variety (Brassica oleracea botrytis) as the cauliflower and is similarly cultivated. and cabbage. Research indicates that high levels of D-Glucarate show increased health benefits. Patented D-Glucarate is currently used in human studies that are being conducted at the AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) See AdvancedTCA. Cancer Research Center in Denver. D-Glucarate research was also conducted extensively at Ohio State University and the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Glucona will continue to supply Nutraceutix Inc., the largest licensed distributor of Calcium D-Glucarate. Nutraceutix customers include high quality supplement manufacturers such as Country Life, Natrol, Rexall, Schiff, Nutraceutical nu·tra·ceu·ti·cal n. A food or naturally occurring food supplement thought to have a beneficial effect on human health. nutraceutical Corp., Source Naturals and Twin Labs. Glucona is the leading global supplier of gluconate-based products. Glucona supplies gluconates to a wide array of manufacturers in the food, beverage and supplement fields. Among its key products in the nutritional supplement industry are Gluconal CAL(R), a calcium fortifier for·ti·fy v. for·ti·fied, for·ti·fy·ing, for·ti·fies v.tr. To make strong, as: a. To strengthen and secure (a position) with fortifications. b. To reinforce by adding material. ; Gluconal GDL GDL Graduated Driver (s) License GDL Graduated Driver Licensing GDL Gas Diffusion Layer GDL Graduate Diploma in Law (UK) GdL Gruppo di Lavoro (Italian) (R), a natural, non-bitter acidulant; Magnesium and Iron gluconates; and patented Calcium D-Glucarate. For further details, please call 888/GLUCONA. |
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