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Chromium in plants

Comparison between the concentration of chromium in Brazilian nonhypo and hypoglycemic plants

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Chromium is an essential trace element and is associated with some biological pathways, especially with glucose tolerance. For these reasons, we decided to determine the concentration of chromium in two sets of Brazilian medicinal plants. The first group consisted of plants that are considered as antidiabetic, whereas the second included plants that do not have this therapeutic property. The concentration of chromium was determined by flameless atomic absorption. All the plants analyzed contain chromium in the normal range for this element, but the hypoglycemic plants contain more chromium than the others (1–4 μg/g compared to 0.5–1.5 μg/g).

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Marquês de S. Vicente, 225 22.453 Gávea, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

    Judith Felcman & M. L. Tristão Bragança

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Felcman, J., Tristão Bragança, M.L. Chromium in plants. Biol Trace Elem Res 17, 11–16 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02795443

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