Abstract
The present study was designed to investigate the transport of magnesium from 13 different mineral waters across Caco-2 cells grown on bicameral filters. Our results indicated that the fractional transport rates for magnesium lied between 0.52-4.29% after 90 min incubation time. The absolute transport values varied between 47.2-183.4 pmol/(min x cm2) and were in general not concentration dependent, showing neither signs of saturation kinetics nor unsaturable uptake mechanisms. Furthermore the fractional transport rates from mineral waters with similar magnesium concentrations were greatly different in some cases. Due to our results we conclude that magnesium transport between mineral waters could be different.
| Originalsprache | Englisch |
|---|---|
| Seiten (von - bis) | 9-13 |
| Seitenumfang | 5 |
| Fachzeitschrift | Magnesium - Bulletin |
| Jahrgang | 21 |
| Ausgabenummer | 1 |
| Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 1999 |