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Sat, 01 May 1999 13:01:58 -0400 John Fagan Betty Martini

Re: Fwd: [aspartame] Aspartame - GM? Genetically Engineered

phenylalanine

 

Dear John: Thank you. You say " Genetically engineered phenylalanine and the

aspartame produced from it will remain suspect " . So then when we say the

phenylalanine is genetically engineered, WE ARE CORRECT! I know it was quite

evident on the Miwon site. I am very appreciative of your input! Be sure to

check out www.dorway.com now as we have more information.

 

We now have from Ralph Walton, M.D., " Survey of Aspartame Studies: Correlations

of Outcome And Funding sources " ! This is of special interest I'm sure to the

media!.

 

All my best, Betty At 03:55 PM 4/29/99 -0600, you wrote: >DEAR BETTY, >

>Monsanto is correct in saying that the phenylalanine molecules produced >in the

genetically engineered bacteria are not any different from the >phenylalanine

that is in fruit, or vegetables, or beef steak. The >molecular structure is not

changed. >

 

>But it was produced in genetically engineered bacteria,

 

as was the >tryptophan that killed people back in the late 80's. >

 

>The risk comes not from the PHE molecules, themselves, but from >contaminants

that may be present in the phe preparations made from >genetically engineered

bacteria, and that are not present in phe >produced from non-engineered

bacteria. >

 

>Showa Denko's tryptophan made people sick because the bacteria in which >it

was produced also produced another compound or compounds that were >not produced

in non-genetically engineered bacteria, and that carried >through the procedure

that Showa Denko used to purify their tryptophan.

 

>Thus these toxins were present in the final tryptophan preparations, and

>caused people to become very sick. > >In a similar way, unexpected toxins may

be produced in the engineered >bacteria that produce phenylalanine.

 

No research results have been made >public showing that such compounds are

absent from the PHE preparations. > >It is not surprising that new compounds

might be produced in the >bacteria engineered to over-produce PHE or any other

amino acid.

 

To >stimulate over-production, it is necessary to make very substantial >changes

to the metabolic pathways of the bacterium. Bacterial metabolism >is highly

complex. In changing one step for one, intended purpose, it is >LIKELY THAT

OTHER UNINTENDED EFFECTS WILL TAKE PLACE, resulting in >increased levels of

certain metabolic intermediates, AND THE PRODUCTION >OF COMPLETELY NEW METABOLIC

SIDE PRODUCTS. >

 

>Whether one of these may be present in the PHE prepared from these >bacteria,

and whether such a contaminating compound will be toxic, or >not is completely

unknowable until empirical studies are done to test >toxicity. > >No such

studies have been done (or at least they have not been placed in >the public

domain). >

 

>UNTIL SUCH EVIDENCE IS PROVIDED, " GENETICALLY ENGINEERED " PHENYLALANINE >AND

THE ASPARTAME PRODUCED FROM IT WILL REMAIN SUSPECT. >

 

>Dr. John Fagan >Chairman & Chief Scientific Officer >Genetic ID >500 North

Third Street >Fairfield, Iowa 52556 >Phone: 515 472 9979 >Fax: 515 472 9198

>email: jfagan >www: www.genetic-id.com

 

 

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