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GARCIA-CASAL, María Nieves  e  LAYRISSE, Miguel. The effect of change in pH on the solubility 01 iron bis-glycinate chelate and other iron compounds. ALAN [online]. 2001, vol.51, n.1, suppl.1, pp.35-36. ISSN 0004-0622.

The effect of a pH change from 2 to 6 was tested on the solubility of ferrous sulfate, ferrous fumarate, iron bis-glycine chelate (Ferrochel) and sodium-iron ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (NaFeEDTA). It was found that at pH 2 ferrous sulfate, Ferrochel and NaPeEDTA were completely soluble and only 75% of iron from ferrous fumarate was soluble. When pH was raised to 6, iron from amino acid chelate and NaFeEDTA remained completely soluble while solubility from ferrous sulfate and ferrous fumarate decreased 64 and 74%, respectively compared to the amount of iron initially soluble at pH 2. These results suggest that iron solubility from iron bis-glycine chelate and NaFeEDTA is not affected by pH changes within the ranges tested, probably because iron remained associated to the respective compounds.

Palavras-chave : Iron solubility; pH changes; iron bis-glycine chelate; NaFeEDTA; ferrous fumarate; ferrous sulfate..