The study of a reaction of Ca-clinoptilolite and human bile
1 min readThe calcium exchanged form of the purified natural clinoptilolite (NZ) from the Tasajeras deposit, Cuba, is the active ingredient o f a drug designed to reduce total blood chole ste rol and prevent atherosclerosis. The study o f the Ca2+-NZ – human bile reaction has revealed that it occurs through the adsorption o f three major human bile compounds : bile acids, phospholipids and bilirubin. The adsorption o f phospholipids on the external surface o f the clinoptilolite crystals produces a phospholipids -zeolite interface with anionic activity that allows the adsorption of bile acids
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