picolinic acid

[watchman]

I am wondering if anyone can point me to.. or simply describe what they have
seen or heard about the effects of picolinic acid in man? This is a substance
.. by what little I've been able to find and understand .. is used in geology
to refine metals? ANY insight/pointers would be GREATLY appreciated.. Who
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[watchman]

I am hoping someone may be able to point me to articles or describe what
they have found to be the effects of this substance in man? This is .. by
what I have been able to find and understand .. a natural substance .. a
derivative of niacin a B vitamin .. which is used in the refining of metals?
ANY insight/pointers would be GREATLY appreciated. Who loves ya. Tom

[David Ramalho]

watchman wrote:
>
> I am hoping someone may be able to point me to articles or describe what
> they have found to be the effects of this substance in man? This is .. by
> what I have been able to find and understand .. a natural substance .. a
> derivative of niacin a B vitamin .. which is used in the refining of metals?
> ANY insight/pointers would be GREATLY appreciated. Who loves ya. Tom

Picolinic Acid C6H5N02
- basic information
http://www.cambrex.com/operating_companies/Nepera/picolinicacid.html

Evans, G.W. Picolinic acid and zinc absorption. In Biological Aspects of
Metals and Metal-Related Diseases,
Edited by B.Sarkar, Raven Press, New York, pp. 81-88, 1983.

Evans, G.W. The role of picolinic acid in metal metabolism.
Life Chemistry Reports 1: 57-67, 1982.

Johnson, P.E., G.W. Evans, and J.R. Hunt.
The effect of picolinic acid supplementation on zinc absorption by men
fed a low tryptophan diet.
Nutr. Res. 8: 119-127, 1988.

Evans, G.W. and E.C. Johnson.
Growth stimulating effect of picolinic acid added to rat diets.
Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 165: 457-461, 1980

Johnson, W.T. and W.K. Canfield.
The effects of endogenous picolinic acid on zinc metabolism in the rat.
Nutr. Res. 6: 1189-1200, 1986.

Regards
David Ramalho