Bioavailability of orally administered zinc, using Taurizine.
Zinc aspartate equivalent to 50 mg of elementary zinc, orally administered to seven normal healthy male volunteers in an enteric-coated tablet (Taurizine), gave no significantly increased plasma zinc levels, neither when this drug was taken in a fasting state nor during a lunch. The formulation of this tablet seems to obstruct the absorption of zinc.
D000328:Adult; D001224:Aspartic Acid; D001682:Biological Availability; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013607:Tablets; D013654:Taurine / Q000378:metabolism*; D015032:Zinc / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine
D004338:Drug Combinations; D013607:Tablets; C048332:taurizine; D013654:Taurine; D001224:Aspartic Acid; D015032:Zinc