Effect of phytic acid degradation by soaking and exogenous phytase on the bioavailability of magnesium and zinc from Pisum sativum, L.
2007
Urbano, Gloria | Frejnagel, Sławomir | Porres, Jesús M. | Aranda Ramírez, María Pilar | Gómez-Villalva, Elena | Frías, Juana | López-Jurado, María | Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología, CICYT (España)
The effect of dephytinization of Pisum sativum, L. flour on the bioavailability of Mg and Zn was evaluated in growing rats. Processing of legume flours under optimal conditions for phytase activity (pH 5.5, 37 °C, 60 min) and subsequent removal of the soaking solution led to a 42 and 61% reduction in the content of Mg and Zn, respectively. Treatment with phytase led to an additional reduction in the concentration of the above-mentioned seed flour components, compared to the raw pea flour (69% and 74% for Mg and Zn, respectively). The considerable reduction in the content of inositol phosphates with high degree of phosphorylation attained under both processing conditions did not affect the digestive utilization of Mg, whereas the metabolic utilization of this mineral increased significantly. The digestive and metabolic utilization of Zn increased significantly in response to both processes assayed, reaching the highest values in the experimental group that was fed the phytase-treated pea flour diet. The amount of Mg retained by the experimental animals was reflected in the content of this mineral in the different tissues studied (femur, sternum, kidney, and heart), whereas no correlation was found in the case of Zn
Show more [+] Less [-]We thank Mrs. Rosa Jiménez for skilful technical assistance. This research was funded by the Project AGL2002-02905 ALI of the Spanish CICYT.
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