A mineral found in Greenland may hold the key to eradicating milk allergies and also provide vital help in the fight against cancer.
Mineral To Eradicate Milk Allergy?
People with milk allergies now have hope of being able to drink milk in the future.
Microbiologists Peter Stougaard and Marianne Schmidt from Denmarkâs University of Copenhagen have found a mineral in Ikka Fjord in southern Greenland which can be added to milk to remove the lactose which many cannot tolerate.
The mineral is found throughout southern Greenland, but specifically in Ikka Fjord.
According to the journal Polar Front, the two scientists have developed and patented a new enzyme that can break down lactose. The enzyme is isolated from bacteria which live inside the Ikka Fjord mineral deposits, writes public broadcaster knr.gl.
Stougaard also said he and his colleagues have carried out preliminary chemical studies on sea cucumbers from the deposits in Ikka Fjord which suggest the organisms may contain a cancer-inhibiting substance that could be utilised by the pharmaceutical industry.
Source: sermitsiaq.gl
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