Tue, 29 Aug 2006
Before Pauling there was Klenner and Stone
As well as
Albert Szent-Györgyi, the scientist who discovered vitamin
C and who's work lead to the production of this vitamin. Klenner was
a doctor who started working with vitamin C in his private practice and by
chance discovered that it actually could cure Polio. His work with polio
was carefully documented and published in a regional medical journal
of the time. But surprisingly, most medical students and doctors
do not seem to be aware of
this story today.
Irwin Stone was a biochemist who began working with vitamin C for the use of preserving foods. Here is a paper of Stone's which describes the mutated gene in humans which prevents the synthesis of ascorbate in the liver. It was Irwin Stone who contacted Linus Pauling and alerted him to the potential of vitamin C to combat disease and increase longevity in humans. Notice in this paper the discussions regarding vitamin C's role in evolution. I have no problem acknowledging that God could have used this molecule in a powerful way to diversify the species of life found on this earth.
Many people are aware of Linus Pauling's interest and advocacy of vitamin C. But few are aware of the people who came before him and contributed much of the knowledge of this molecule that we have today. Read this last interview with Pauling to see his acknowledgment of these men.
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