The Uptake of Amino Acid Chelates into and out of the Plasma

Data presented in the previous chapters demonstrated that following uptake into the absorptive cell of either an amino acid chelate or chelate/complex, signi‘cant intracellular hydrolysis can, and probably does, occur prior to transferring its metal ion into the plasma. However, not all of the absorbed amino acid chelate or chelate/ complex is hydrolyzed within these cells. Some of these molecules remain intact and are transferred to the plasma as such.