Q & A with Dr. Jed Fahey

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Q:  How does SGS reduce the risk of cancer?
 
A:  A complex process, detoxification involves the coordinate stimulation of enzyme inducers with different functions.  Some detoxify free radicals --highly reactive molecules linked to the development of cancer. Other enzymes reduce free radical creation, and some conjugate carcinogens, allowing for more effective and rapid elimination from the body.  In other words, a carcinogen that would normally accumulate in the fat tissues of the body can be conjugated to a molecule whose production is triggered by a chemoprotective enzyme, and become more water-soluble and thus more readily excreted in the urine.


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Brassica Protection Products LLC (BPP) was created by scientists at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine to ensure that products made from plants that provide sulforaphane and other phytochemicals are developed and made available to the public under rigorous and standardized scientific conditions following strict food safety standards. Bringing safe value-added sprouts to the consumer market includes strict adherence to HACCP food safety systems and the use of GMP and cold chain maintenance.

A portion of the proceeds from BPP sales is donated to The Brassica Foundation for research on the chemoprotective effects of vegetables.

BPP Staff

  • Antony Talalay , Chief Executive Officer     
  • Nadine Sharun, Office Administrator
  • Earl Hauserman , Vice President of Business Development  [link to Bio]
  • Shane Fantauzzo, Accounts Manager

Related JHU Researchers

  • Dr. Paul Talalay , M.D., Professor of Pharmacology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine   
  • Dr. Jed W. Fahey M.S., Sc.D., Faculty Research Associate, Department of Pharmacology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Director of the Brassica Chemoprotection Laboratory