Sulphation, Detoxification and ASD

E-mail:[email protected] © All Natural Advantage Changing the way we think about treating autism. Sulphate is produced in the body by oxidation of the dietary proteins, methionine or cysteine (both sulphur containing amino acids), which probably provides ~ 80% of the sulphate required in man. Sulphur is the sixth most abundant mineral in breast milk (colostrum has three times more than mature milk) and the third most abundant mineral determined by percentage of total body weight in an adult. Compounds containing sulphur are found in all body cells and are indispensable for life. The primary sulphur-containing compounds of interest in humans include (but not limited to): methionine, cysteine, homocysteine, S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe), taurine, glutathione (GSH), metallothionein, and inorganic sulphate. In addition, sulphur is needed for a number of chemical reactions involved in the metabolism of drugs, steroids, and xenobiotics.