The role of zinc in the iliac absorption of various L-tryptophane forms in chickens

Basova, N.A.; Berzin', N.I.; Markov, I.G.

Rossiiskii Fiziologicheskii Zhurnal Imeni I.M. Sechenova 85(2): 305-311

1999


ISSN/ISBN: 0869-8139
PMID: 10389189
Document Number: 503925
Zinc was found to enhance absorption of free and "peptide" L-tryptophan across the chick mucosal brush border. Intestinal absorption of free L-tryptophan can be partially inhibited by excessive amount of zinc. The findings suggest that zinc interacts with free and "peptide" L-tryptophan transports protecting them against degradation.

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