Does eating any blue cheeses provide antibiotic protections? If not, why not? If the reason is that the pennicillin mould(s) used for blue cheeses is/are different than those used to make antibiotic pennicillin(s) might the latter [also] be used to make cheeses? If so, would the cheeses that result then convey antibiotic effects on eaters' bacteria? If they would, why don't antibiotic manufacturers make good cheeses as the delivery system instead of pills and injections?
2006-10-27 03:40:40 · 3 answers · asked by Hank 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
I have noticed that if I ingest enough blue cheese I get a small antibiotic effect, judging from the bacterial die-off in my digestive tract.
2006-10-27 07:39:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...the drug penicillin is derived from Penicillium Notatum which is found on citrus fruits. The penicillium mold used in cheese are a different genera. The specific mold lends a specific taste to the cheese, so citrus mold for example in cheese would grow, but probably make a weird or really nasty -tasting cheese and people wouldn't eat it. Pills and injections are easier.
2006-10-27 06:22:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because unless im mistaken the pennicillin moulds do not make the right enzymes to make milk into cheese. Plus we do not use natural penicillin anymore; due to increasing antibiotic resistance we now use semi-synthetic penicillins. Also the concentration is unlikely to be high enough to have any effect on an infection.
2006-10-27 05:21:02 · answer #3 · answered by Bacteria Boy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The penicillin molds where originally obtained from bread. The mold also produces chemicals that are harmful to multicellular organisms so penicillin needs to be purified to decrease harmful effects on the body.
2006-11-03 09:52:55 · answer #4 · answered by ocgcnr 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋