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Pharmacokinetics of Anthocyanins and Ellagic Acid in Healthy Volunteers Fed Freeze-Dried Black Raspberries Daily for 7 Days

Eleven subjects completed a clinical trial to determine the safety/tolerability of freeze-dried black raspberries (BRB) and to measure, in plasma and urine, specific anthocyanins-cyanidin-3-glucoside, cyanidin-3-sambubioside, cyanidin-3-rutinoside, and cyanidin-3- xylosylrutinoside, as well as ellagic acid. Subjects were fed 45 g of freeze-dried BRB daily for 7 days. Blood samples were collected predose on days 1 and 7 and at 10 time points postdose. Urine was collected for 12 hours predose on days 1 and 7 and at three 4-hour intervals postdose. Maximum concentrations of anthocyanins and ellagic acid in plasma occurred at 1 to 2 hours, and maximum quantities in urine appeared from 0 to 4 hours. Overall, less than 1% of these compounds were absorbed and excreted in urine. None of the pharmacokinetic parameters changed significantly between days 1 and 7. In conclusion, 45 g of freeze-dried BRB daily are well tolerated and result in quantifiable anthocyanins and ellagic acid in plasma and urine.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:etsu-works-19619
Date01 October 2005
CreatorsStoner, Gary D., Sardo, Christine, Apseloff, Glen, Mullet, Dan, Wargo, Wayne, Pound, Vickie, Singh, Alpana, Sanders, James, Aziz, Robeena, Casto, Bruce, Sun, Xiao Li
PublisherDigital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
Source SetsEast Tennessee State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceETSU Faculty Works

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