Castasterone and Citric Acid Supplementation Alleviates Cadmium Toxicity by Modifying Antioxidants and Organic Acids in Brassica juncea

The electrokinetic remediation of an agricultural soil contaminated with heavy metals was studied using organic acids as facilitating agents. The unenhanced electrokinetic treatment using deionized water as processing fluid did not show any significant mobilization and removal of heavy metals due to the low solubilization of metals and precipitation at high pH conditions close to the cathode. EDTA and citric acid 0.1 M were used as facilitating agents to favor the dissolution and transportation of metals. The organic acids were added to the catholyte and penetrated into the soil specimen by electromigration. EDTA formed negatively charged complexes. Citric acid formed neutral metal complexes in the soil pH conditions (pH = 2–4). Citric acid was much more effective in the dissolution and transportation out of the soil specimen of complexed metals. In order to enhance the removal of metals, the concentration of citric acid was increased up to 0.5 M, resulting in the removal of 78.7% of Cd, 78.6% of Co, 72.5% of Cu, 73.3% of Zn, 11.8% of Cr and 9.8% of Pb.

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Phytase and Citric Acid Supplementation in Whole-Wheat Bread Improves Phytate-phosphorus Release and Iron Dialyzability

Journal of Food Science ◽

10.1111/j.1365-2621.2001.tb04610.x ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 66 (4) ◽

pp. 614-619 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

J.M. Porres ◽

P. Etcheverry ◽

D.D. Miller ◽

X.G. Lei

Keyword(s):

Citric Acid ◽

Phosphorus Release ◽

Wheat Bread ◽

Acid Supplementation ◽

Whole Wheat ◽

Phytate Phosphorus ◽

Whole Wheat Bread

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Dietary citric acid supplementation alleviates soybean meal-induced intestinal oxidative damage and micro-ecological imbalance in juvenile turbot, Scophthalmus maximus L

Aquaculture Research ◽

10.1111/are.13847 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 49 (12) ◽

pp. 3804-3816 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Zhichu Chen ◽

Sifan Zhao ◽

Yang Liu ◽

Pei Yang ◽

Qinghui Ai ◽

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Keyword(s):

Citric Acid ◽

Oxidative Damage ◽

Soybean Meal ◽

Scophthalmus Maximus ◽

Acid Supplementation ◽

Turbot Scophthalmus Maximus ◽

Juvenile Turbot

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Effect of organic acids fed through drinking water on carcass and internal organs of broiler chickens

Nigerian Journal of Animal Production ◽

10.51791/njap.v41i1.2681 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 41 (1) ◽

pp. 60-67

Author(s):

E. K. Ndelekwute ◽

H. O. Uzegbu ◽

K. U. Amaefule ◽

C. O. Okereke ◽

B. I. Umoh

Keyword(s):

Drinking Water ◽

Acetic Acid ◽

Citric Acid ◽

Gall Bladder ◽

Organic Acids ◽

Formic Acid ◽

Butyric Acid ◽

Broiler Chickens ◽

Internal Organs ◽

Carcass Yield

A Six week study was carried out to investigate effect of different organic acids (OAs) fed through drinking water on carcass yield and internal organs weight of broiler chickens. The OAs were acetic acid (AA) butyric acid (BA), citric acid (CA) and formic acid (FA). One hundred and fifty (150) day old AborAcre-plus chicks were used. There were five treatments. Treatment 1 which served as control (CON) consumed water with no organic acid, while treatments 2,3, 4 and5 respectively were offered drinking water treated with 0.25% acetic acid (AA), butyric acid (BA), citric acid (CA) and formic acid (FA). Each treatment was replicated three times each having 10 birds arranged in completely randomized design (CRD). Feed and water were offered ad libitum. Results showed that dressed carcass weight and breast weight were improved by all the organic acids. While only AA positively influenced the thigh weight, all the OAs drinking water fed resulted to smaller drumstick compared to the CON. Feeding of AA, BA and FA through drinking water increased (PSO.05) deposition of abdominal fat. Weight of pancreas, small intestine, caecum and large intestine was significantly (P<0.05) higher in CON. The gall bladder was significantly (P<0.05) bigger in all the OA groups. Conclusively, OAs could be fed through the drinking water for improved percentage carcass yield, breast meat and larger gall bladder and invariably bile volume

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The Cardioprotective Effects of Citric Acid and L-Malic Acid on Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine ◽

10.1155/2013/820695 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

Xilan Tang ◽

Jianxun Liu ◽

Wei Dong ◽

Peng Li ◽

Lei Li ◽

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Keyword(s):

Citric Acid ◽

Myocardial Ischemia ◽

Organic Acids ◽

Reperfusion Injury ◽

Malic Acid ◽

Ischemia Reperfusion Injury ◽

Ischemia Reperfusion ◽

Protective Effects ◽

Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion Injury ◽

Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion

Organic acids in Chinese herbs, the long-neglected components, have been reported to possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiplatelet aggregation activities; thus they may have potentially protective effect on ischemic heart disease. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the protective effects of two organic acids, that is, citric acid and L-malic acid, which are the main components ofFructus Choerospondiatis, on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury and the underlying mechanisms. Inin vivorat model of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury, we found that treatments with citric acid and L-malic acid significantly reduced myocardial infarct size, serum levels of TNF-α, and platelet aggregation.In vitroexperiments revealed that both citric acid and L-malic acid significantly reduced LDH release, decreased apoptotic rate, downregulated the expression of cleaved caspase-3, and upregulated the expression of phosphorylated Akt in primary neonatal rat cardiomyocytes subjected to hypoxia/reoxygenation injury. These results suggest that both citric acid and L-malic acid have protective effects on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury; the underlying mechanism may be related to their anti-inflammatory, antiplatelet aggregation and direct cardiomyocyte protective effects. These results also demonstrate that organic acids, besides flavonoids, may also be the major active ingredient ofFructus Choerospondiatisresponsible for its cardioprotective effects and should be attached great importance in the therapy of ischemic heart disease.

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