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SUBMITTER: Martinez-Montemayor MM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2566318 | biostudies-literature | 2008
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Martínez-Montemayor Michelle M MM Hill Gretchen M GM Raney Nancy E NE Rilington Valencia D VD Tempelman Robert J RJ Link Jane E JE Wilkinson Christopher P CP Ramos Antonio M AM Ernst Catherine W CW
BMC genomics 20080917
<h4>Background</h4>Zinc (Zn) is an essential trace element. However, Zn bioavailability from commonly consumed plants may be reduced due to phytic acid. Zn supplementation has been used to treat diarrheal disease in children, and in the U.S. swine industry at pharmacological levels to promote growth and fecal consistency, but underlying mechanisms explaining these beneficial effects remain unknown. Moreover, adding supplemental phytase improves Zn bioavailability. Thus, we hypothesized that bene ...[more]