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amin C’s most powerful co-factor. The vitamin C.sparing effect of OPC was well-documented by Masquelier and his colleague and friend, Professor M. J. Michaud. Their experiment showed that, in the absence of OPC, one needs to use more ascorbic acid. OPC provides optimal use of the vitamin C available in the body and thus helps the naturally controlled for- mation of collagen. Masquelier explains in more detail: "Collagen is a protein that contains two special amino acids, proline and lysine; not in their pure form, but as hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine. To put this differently, our genetic code does not code for hydroxyproline and hydroxyly- sine, but only for proline and lysine. So the collagen initiates the process of what we call hydroxylation of these two amino acids. The hydroxylation process requires vitamin C. Vitamin C provides the hydrox- yls needed to transform proline into hydroxyproline, and lysine into hydroxyly- sine. And this is essential for the matura- tion of the collagen. "How does OPC enter into play in all this? Simple. It boosts the vitamin C. Ina way, they could be considered as vitamins C2. Professor Parrot, who did a lot of research on capillary resistance, on vascu- lar problems, thought that these substances should be named vitamins C2, i.e., co-fac- tors of vitamin C. We're now more or less back to the primitive ideas of Szent- Gyérgyi, but our arguments are better, for we've now studied this all the way down to the molecular level. WHAT REGULAR INTAKE OF OPC —_ wad DOES Already in 1933 it was found that people in France's wine regions live significantly longer than peo- "Tf larly. tak "M: Li ple in other areas. Later, in 1979, this phenomenon would become known as the "French Paradox". you regularly take OPC, a asauener says, “your vascular walls will be rein- —) amin C’s most powerful co-factor. The vitamin C.sparing effect of OPC was well-documented by Masquelier and his colleague and friend, Professor M. J. Michaud. Their experiment showed that, in the absence of OPC, one needs to use more ascorbic acid. OPC provides optimal use of the vitamin C available in the body and thus helps the naturally controlled for- mation of collagen. Masquelier explains in more detail: "Collagen is a protein that contains two special amino acids, proline and lysine; not in their pure form, but as hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine. To put this differently, our genetic code does not code for hydroxyproline and hydroxyly- sine, but only for proline and lysine. So the collagen initiates the process of what we call hydroxylation of these two amino acids. The hydroxylation process requires vitamin C. Vitamin C provides the hydrox- yls needed to transform proline into hydroxyproline, and lysine into hydroxyly- sine. And this is essential for the matura- tion of the collagen. "How does OPC enter into play in all this? Simple. It boosts the vitamin C. Ina way, they could be considered as vitamins C2. Professor Parrot, who did a lot of research on capillary resistance, on vascu- lar problems, thought that these substances should be named vitamins C2, i.e., co-fac- tors of vitamin C. We're now more or less back to the primitive ideas of Szent- Gyérgyi, but our arguments are better, for we've now studied this all the way down to the molecular level. Seg CTT Tc 00 ee 40 « NEXUS DECEMBER 1995 - JANUARY 1996 40 « NEXUS