Showing papers on "Mineral absorption published in 1998"

. Binding of Cu2+, Zn2+, and Cd2+ to inositol tri-, tetra-, penta-, and hexaphosphates.

Abstract: myo-Inositol hexaphosphate, the salt of myo-inositol hexaphosphoric acid (IP6), is a common constituent of many plant foods, such as cereals and legumes. IP6 interacts with mineral elements, influencing their bioavailability. Processed foods contain a mixture of different inositol phosphates, i.e., IP6 and its degradation products with five or less phosphate groups (IP5-IP1). The interaction of the lower inositol phosphates with mineral elements is not well-known. In this study, the interaction between metal ions (Cu2+, Zn2+, and Cd2+) and isolated fractions of inositol phosphates with 6, 5, 4 and 3 phosphate groups (IP6-IP3) was investigated by using a potentiometric technique. The study was performed at pH 3-7, which is the pH range in the upper part of the duodenum, where mineral absorption takes place. The inositol phosphate fractions studied had a pronounced binding capacity between pH 5 and 7. Thus, mineral complex formation with lower inositol phosphates is likely to occur in the duodenum, which would be important from a nutritional point of view. The mineral binding capacity as calculated per phosphate group was similar for IP6, IP5, IP4, and IP3, but the binding strength was lower for the lower inositol phosphates (IP4 and IP3). At increasing pH, within the range (pH 3-7), the metal complex formation generally began in the order copper, zinc, cadmium for all inositol phosphates indicating the same order of binding strength, i.e., Cu>Zn>Cd. For IP6 the difference was small between Cu and Zn. (Less)

Short-term ingestion of chlorogenic or caffeic acids decreases zinc but not copper absorption in rats, utilization of stable isotopes and inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry technique

Abstract: The amount of dietary trace elements absorbed from a meal depends, among other factors, on the quantities of certain minor plant constituents present in the meal. These substances can act as ligands and bind trace elements in the digestive tract in available or unavailable forms for absorption. The present study was designed to investigate the extent to which different polyphenols (PP) may influence Zn and Cu absorption in rats. Different PP of nutritional interest (chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, catechin and rutin) were studied using meals extrinsically-labelled with stable isotopes 67Zn and 65Cu. Male Wistar rats were fed on a non-labelled semi-synthetic diet containing (mg/kg) 38 Fe, 35 Zn and 7.5 Cu for 8 d. PP were dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide as the solvent and added to the meal at 1 g/kg during 3 d before isotope administration and until the end of the experiment (a further 3 d). The control group received the dimethyl sulfoxide only. After overnight food deprivation, rats were fed on the labelled test meals (4 g diet +0.1 mg 67Zn and 0.1 mg 65Cu) with 0.5 mg Dy as a faecal marker. Faeces and urine pools were collected for 3 d and analysed for 67Zn and 65Cu isotopic enrichment using the inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry technique. Zn absorption was significantly less in rats fed on chlorogenic acid or caffeic acid than in the control group. Catechin ingestion non-significantly inhibited 67Zn absorption. However, the PP studied were without effect on Cu absorption. The study illustrates the effect of metal-binding phenolic compounds on mineral nutrition in the rat, and the possible importance of the effects of different foods rich in these compounds on mineral absorption in man.

Nitrate versus chloride nutrition effects in a soil‐plant system on the growth, nitrate accumulation, and nitrogen, potassium, sodium, calcium, and chloride content of carrot

Abstract: The experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of various nitrate/ chloride (NO3/Cl) ratios on growth, nitrate accumulation, and mineral absorption in carrot, Daucus carota L., plants in a controlled environment. The experiment included two Cl sources [potassium chloride (KC1) and calcium chloride (CaCl2)] and five NO/Clratios at 100/0, 90/10, 80/20, 70/30, and 60/40 with total‐nitrogen (N) concentration of 400 mg NO3 kg‐1 soil in 100/0 treatment. Fresh and dry weights of shoots and storage roots, and length and diameter of storage roots increased significantly with mixed NO3/C1 treatments with both Cl sources as compared to single NO3 (100/0) treatment. Growth was enhanced up to the 80/20 NO3/C1 treatments. With Cl present in the treatments, the concentration of total‐N unchanged and NO3 decreased in plants, and Cl and potassium (K) increased with the Cl sources. In KC1 treatments, Na absorption decreased. Calcium (Ca) content of the plants significantly differed by the treatments. It was ...

Promoter of mineral absorption and preventive for hyperlipemia and hypercholesterolemia

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a promoter of mineral absorption capable of promoting the intraintestinal absorption of calcium and iron contents and preventing hyperlipemia and hypercholesterolemia, and useful for a food material, etc, by including a vegetative peptide having a prescribed molecular weight and containing a prescribed amount of acidic amino acid SOLUTION: This promoter of mineral absorption comprises (A) a vegetative peptide having 200-6000 dalton molecular weight, containing >=20mol% acidic amino acid, and obtained by hydrating a vegetative protein selected from corn gluten, wheat gluten and corn casein by an enzyme such as papain and bromelain under a condition of 30-80 degC and pH 40-80 for 20-30hr, and further preferably (B) one or more kinds of a citric acid (salt), a sodium salt, a potassium salt and a calcium salt