Plasma esterase activities in rats fed magnesium-deficient diets

✍ Scribed by Hein A. Lith; Annette E. Bergstra; Manuela Haller; Anton C. Beynen

• Book ID: 104655981
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 1993
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 221 KB
• Volume: 6
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1572-8773
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00187760

✦ Synopsis

In a study with rats it was determined whether dietary magnesium concentration affects plasma esterase activities. The feeding of a diet with 0.01% (w/w) instead of 0.04% magnesium reduced plasma magnesium concentration by 50%. Plasma total esterase, arylesterase and butyrylcholinesterase activities were significantly decreased in the magnesium-deficient rats. In rats fed a diet containing 0.02% magnesium, plasma magnesium concentration was lowered by 30%, and group mean plasma total esterase activity was decreased, but not the activities of arylesterase and butyrylcholinesterase.