Age-old
wisdom has suggested that a bit of beer might be good for you. Now, new
information suggests that the bitter compounds in beer might aid in the
development of new drugs for diabetes, some types of cancer and other health
problems.
In
the new study, researchers determined the precise configuration of humulones,
substances derived from hops that give beer its unique flavor.
"Now
that we have the right results, what happens to the bitter hops in the
beer-brewing process makes a lot more sense," study lead author Werner
Kaminsky, a University of Washington research associate professor of chemistry,
said in a university news release.
The
study was published in the Jan. 28 issue of the journal Angewandte Chemie
International Edition.
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