Organic Germanium Compounds
The organic germanium compound carboxyethyl germanium sesquioxide or Ge-132 was synthesized by Asai's group in 1967. Details of its synthesis and crystal structure were published in 1976 in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (108).
The synthesis is carried out by the hydrolysis of an organogermanium trichloride. Of the four Germanium electrons, three are bonded with an oxygen atom; the fourth electron is a free radical. A regular symmetrical lattice network is formed, as shown in diagram . The biochemical significance of this crystalline structure will become apparent, in discussing organic Germanium's ability to scavenge free radicals, protect against radiation, enrich the body's oxygen supply and rid the body of heavy metals.
Sanumgerman
Sanumgerman, chemical name, lactate-citrate-germanate, is an organic Germanium product manufactured by Sanum-Kehlbeck in West Germany. This company has had a close association with Dr. Asai, and has been developing and researching formulations of organic Germanium for more than a decade.
The development of the organic Germanium compound Sanumgerman grew out of the cancer research findings of oncologist Dr.Seeger of the Robert-Koch Institute, Berlin dating from 1938. Dr. Seeger had been investigating electro-chemical metabolic processes at the cellular level which caused normal cells to become cancerous. In his search for electronic acceptors which would cause cancer cells to revert to normal, he tested Dr. Asai's organic Germanium compound, which he found to be highly effective.
The close relationship between Dr. Seeger and the founder of the firm Sanum-Kehlbeck, Heinrich Kehlbeck, deepened, with extensive research aimed at developing an effective organic Germanium at Sanum's laboratories. After many years and variations of organic ligands, the compound germanium-lactate-citrate was found to be optimum.
Sanumgerman has been extensively used by practitioners throughout Europe for about 10 years. The safety and research data compare and confirm the results obtained with Ge-132, although no studies comparing the two formulations have as yet been done.
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