Glucosamine Sulfate 500 mg Code 0614
UPC: 6-28747-10614-6
NPN: 80010450
Format: Vegetable Capsules

Glucosamine sulfate is quickly becoming one of the most popular alternative medicines for joint pain.

The oral consumption of glucosamine salts provides the raw material needed for joint cartilage synthesis and repair. In nine European studies, the oral administration of glucosamine produced major reductions in joint pain, joint tenderness, and joint swelling. Improvements in joint function and overall physical performance were noted in these studies compared to placebo.

Glucosamine was found to be attributed in the whole joint cartilage matrix. Studies show that glucosamine sulfate is a building block for cartilage. Glucosamine sulfate is absorbed quickly and easily. Lab tests show it is 98% absorbable and, because the molecules are small and simple, they actually penetrate the cartilage, where they can help build the special proteins that keep cartilage strong and healthy.

Glucosamine, which is formed in the body as glucosamine 6-phosphate (G6-P), is the most fundamental building block required for the biosynthesis of the classes of compounds, such as glycolipids, glycoproteins, glycosamino-glycans (formerly called mucopolysaccharides), hyaluronate, and proteoglycans, requiring amino sugars. Because it is a component of all these compounds, it is an essential component of cell membranes and cell-surface proteins, as well as interstitial structural molecules that hold cells together.