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Holiday Greetings from Project SUCCESS

The holiday season is a time for reflecting on the past year and anticipating the new year. Looking back, we are grateful for all those who have helped to keep us on track and have made Project SUCCESS succeed. First and foremost, we thank those who agreed to join a group at one of our sites and see...

5] Facts About: Sugars and Vitamins

By: Richard D. Cummings L-Ascorbic acid, vitamin C, is termed a ‘sugar acid’ or ‘acidic sugar’, and is a derivative of glucose with a carboxyl group at C1 (1). In mammals, UDP-glucuronic acid is the source of D-glucuronic acid, the precursor to vitamin C (2). Vitamin C is sometimes referred to as a...

11] Facts About: CMP-Sialic Acid in Nature

By: Richard D. Cummings Sialic acid is a nonose (9-carbon) monosaccharide found in many organisms. All vertebrates have sialic acid, while most invertebrates do not have sialic acid, but there are notable ones that do, as discussed below. In addition, sialic acid is not generated nor found in...