Re: [DIYbio] diy MRSA antibiotic using garlic, reproduced in lab

Of course, the way sulfa drugs work is that they mimic the B vitamin para amino benzoic acid (PABA). The bacteria take it up instead of the vitamin, and they can't live without PABA.

So the mix might not work unless you stop getting PABA. And if you eat a lot of the mix, you might want to make sure you are getting enough PABA (unless you have an infection...).

A similar antibiotic approach is used by chickens to prevent bacterial spoilage of eggs. Chicken eggs contain large amounts of avidin in the raw egg white. Avidin binds to the B vitamin biotin, so the bacteria can't get any. Cook your egg whites to denature the avidin.

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On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 6:17 PM, Nathan McCorkle <nmz787@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 6:14 PM, Jonathan Cline <jcline@ieee.org> wrote:

> formal testing continues.  Meanwhile, you might also like to try this recipe
> as a tasty spread on a nice baguette with a bit of oil."

Formal /tasting/ can also proceed.

Not to mention all the marinades you could make...


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