Talk:Monolaurin

Lauric acid

Is it related to Lauric acid? Badagnani (talk) 03:23, 31 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it is an ester derivative of lauric acid. -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:08, 31 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Removal of claim

I am removing the sentence (and references)

Monolaurin has been found to be capable of killing or damaging various lipid-coated viruses, bacteria, and protozoa: herpes, chlamydia, cytomegalovirus, influenza, HIV, helicobacter pylori, and giardia lamblia.^[1]^[2]

Of critical importance in understanding the claim is whether the glyceryl monolaurate accomplished the "killing or damaging" in vitro or in vivo. Hemat does not say whether the effects were measured in vitro or in vivo and does not give any references for what seem to be a plethora of papers, but does clearly articulate the mechanism for the "killing or damaging"—a mechanism which would be lethal to any human or animal if the effects were in vivo. Kabara needs a page reference.

^ Hemat, R. (2004). Principles of Orthomolecularism. Urotext. pp. 158–160. ISBN 1903737060.
^ Kabara, Jon J. (2008). Fats Are Good for You and Other Secrets – How Saturated Fat and Cholesterol Actually Benefit the Body. North Atlantic Books. ISBN 1556436904.

Removal 3/4 article based on personal reasoning

At 11 September 2023‎ user Zefr removed about 3/4 article and research sources pointing exaggerated conjecture from primary lab research and claiming there are no therapeutic uses as reasons.

Full article version before cutting out: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monolaurin&direction=next&oldid=1173922402

[1] Hemat, R. (2004). Principles of Orthomolecularism. Urotext. pp. 158–160. ISBN 1903737060.

[2] Kabara, Jon J. (2008). Fats Are Good for You and Other Secrets – How Saturated Fat and Cholesterol Actually Benefit the Body. North Atlantic Books. ISBN 1556436904.

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