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Article: Findings from L.C. Yang and co-authors broaden understanding of bone research.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- February 11, 2009
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According to recent research from Taichung, Taiwan, "The effects of poly-gamma-glutamic acid (gamma-PGA) on calcium (Ca) bioavailability and Ca content in bone were examined in female rats. Increases in in vitro Ca solubility was observed with increases in the amount of gamma-PGA."
"Acute studies showed that gamma-PGA increased the amount of soluble Ca in the small intestine. In a plasma-Ca kinetic experiment, gamma-PGA stimulated Ca absorption 20 min after administration, and the duration of absorption was approximately 2h. In an acute intestinal transit experiment, gamma-PGA markedly increased intestinal transit in mice. In a chronic Ca-balance experiment, the ...