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PURPOSE: To obtain the subject readily absorbable mineral effectively acting on the cell level in a target organ, by neutralizing a mineral salt of pentose or hexose carboxylic acid derivative with a specific amino acid. n CONSTITUTION: This mineral is biologically available form is obtained by combining a mineral salt of pentose or hexose carboxylic acid derivative (e.g. zinc gluconate) with at least one kind of amino acid selected from the group consisting of alanine, valine, isoleucine, proline, glycine, serine, threonine, asparagine, glutamine, lysine, arginine and histidine in the molar ratio of (0.05:1.0) to (1.0:0.05), pref. (0.1:0.3) to (0.3:0.1) so as to be neutralized at pH6-8 (pref. pH6.5-7.5). The mineral to be used is e.g. zinc, calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese. n COPYRIGHT: (C)1992,JPO |