Dietary Aspergillus niger phytase increases iron absorption in humans

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 476-480

  Sandberg, Ann Sofie ^a   Hulthén, Lena Rossander ^b   Türk, Maria ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

humans; iron absorption; phytase; phytate

Indexed keywords

IRON; PHYTASE; PHYTATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME KINETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROLYSIS; IRON ABSORPTION; IRON METABOLISM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; STOMACH PH; WHEAT; WHEAT BRAN;

EID: 0030041946     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/126.2.476     Document Type: Article

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