Urban Grower Loves Lush Lighting and why?

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[Richard Richardson]

Re: Urban Grower Loves Lush Lighting and why???????????

This is great news!

I would encourage everyone to juice or blend their weed leaves

Plusreps for the video

It is also in spirulina powder (good for smoothies)

The Wonder Molecule Called Phycocyanin

Phycocyanin is one of the major pigment constituents of Spirulina,

a microalgae used in many countries as dietary supplement whose

nutritional and therapeutic values have been very well documented.

Spirulina is known to have nutritional advantages of high-quality protein

content and other components such as vitamins; minerals, and

essential fatty acids including γ -linolenic acid, and β-carotene

Phycocyanin occurs as the major phycobiliprotein

in many Cyanobacteria and as a secondary

phycobiliprotein in some red algae.

The pigment has a single visible absorption maximum

between 615

and 620 nm

and a fluorescence emission maximum

at ~650 nm.

So set your lamps, growers

This stuff sounds cool.

A few examples where it helps...

Expression of Essential Enzymes and Detoxification

Phycocyanin has been shown to increase the expression of essential enzymes and biochemicals

related to the balanced function of liver and kidney.



Cytochrome P-450 (CYP)

The cytochrome P450 super family (officially abbreviated as CYP) is a large and diverse group of
enzymes. The function of most CYP enzymes is to catalyze the oxidation of organic substances. The
substrates of CYP enzymes include metabolic intermediates such as lipids and steroidal hormones, as
well as xenobiotic substances such as drugs and other toxic chemicals. CYPs are the major enzymes
involved in drug metabolism and bioactivation, accounting for ~75% of the total metabolism.


Super Oxide Dismutase (SOD)

Superoxide dismutases are a class of enzymes that catalyze the dismutation of superoxide into
oxygen and hydrogen peroxide. As such, they are an important antioxidant defense in nearly all
cells exposed to oxygen. Simply stated, SOD outcompetes damaging reactions of superoxide, thus
protecting the cell from superoxide toxicity.


Catalase

Catalase is a common enzyme found in nearly all living organisms that are exposed to oxygen, where
it functions to catalyze the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen. Catalase
has one of the highest turnover numbers of all enzymes; one molecule of catalase can convert 40
million molecules of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen each second. Hydrogen peroxide is a
harmful by-product of many normal metabolic processes: to prevent damage, it must be quickly
converted into other, less dangerous substances. To this end, catalase is frequently used by cells
to rapidly catalyze the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide into less reactive gaseous oxygen and
water molecules.


Alanine transaminase ALT/S

Alanine transaminase (ALT), also called Serum Glutamic Pyruvate Transaminase (SGPT) or Alanine
aminotransferase (ALAT) is an enzyme present in hepatocytes (liver cells). When a cell is damaged, it
leaks this enzyme into the blood, where it is measured. ALT rises dramatically in acute liver damage,
such as viral hepatitis or paracetamol (acetaminophen) overdose. Elevations are often measured in
multiples of the upper limit of normal (ULN).
Aspartate transaminase AST/SGOT
Aspartate transaminase (AST) also called Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase (SGOT) or
aspartate aminotransferase (ASAT) is similar to ALT in that it is another enzyme associated with liver
parenchymal cells. It is raised in acute liver damage, but is also present in red blood cells and cardiac
and skeletal muscle and is therefore not specific to the liver. The ratio of AST to ALT is sometimes
useful in differentiating between causes of liver damage. Elevated AST levels are not specific for liver
damage, and AST has also been used as a cardiac marker.

 

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