Randomized trials have shown that increasing potassium intake lowers blood pressure. However, most previous trials used potassium chloride, whereas potassium in fruits and vegetables is not a chloride salt. It is unclear whether a nonchloride salt of potassium has a greater or lesser effect on blood pressure compared with potassium chloride. We performed a randomized crossover trial comparing p...

OBJECTIVE Citrate, potassium, and calcium levels in Viburnum opulus (V. opulus) and lemon juice were compared to evaluate the usability of V. opulus in mild to moderate level hypocitraturic stone disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS V. opulus and lemon fruits were squeezed in a blender and 10 samples of each of 100 ml were prepared. Citrate, calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, and pH levels in t...

Both K and Ca supplementation may have beneficial effects on bone through separate mechanisms. K in the form of citrate or bicarbonate affects bone by neutralising the acid load caused by a high protein intake or a low intake of alkalising foods, i.e. fruits and vegetables. Ca is known to decrease serum parathyroid hormone (S-PTH) concentration and bone resorption. We compared the effects of ca...

BACKGROUND Alkali provision may explain why fruit and vegetables benefit bone health. OBJECTIVE We aimed to determine the effects of alkali-providing potassium citrate (double-blind) and fruit and vegetable intake (single-blind) on bone turnover over 2 y. DESIGN We conducted a randomized placebo-controlled trial in 276 postmenopausal women (aged 55-65 y). Women were randomly assigned to 4 g...

PURPOSE Exposure to the microgravity environment of space increases the risk of kidney stone formation, particularly for calcium oxalate and uric acid stones. This study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of potassium alkali as potassium-magnesium citrate in reducing renal stone risk and bone turnover. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was performed as a double-blind, placebo controlled tr...

We evaluated the crystallization of calcium oxalate (CaOx) in undiluted urine, collected 3 hours after intake of a test meal by healthy males. In two experiments in vitro, either the total citrate concentration was increased (urine A) or the pH was elevated (urine B). In addition, in three clinical trials, the bioequivalence of orally taken potassium citrate (PC) and potassium-sodium citrate (P...

Phosphofructokinase (EC 2.7.1.11) from carrot roots was activated by a number of salts. Increase in salt concentration beyond the optimum generally led to a decrease in enzyme activity. Salts of the multivalent anions sulfate and phosphate were very effective activators and inhibitors. Potassium acetate and potassium succinate were also activators. Potassium tartrate and potassium citrate produ...

The crystal structure of sodium potassium hydrogen citrate has been solved and refined using laboratory X-ray powder diffraction data, and optimized using density functional theory techniques. The Na(+) cation is six-coordinate, with a bond-valence sum of 1.17. The K(+) cation is also six-coordinate, with a bond-valence sum of 1.08. The distorted [NaO6] octahedra share edges, forming chains alo...

Potassium (K) organic anion salts, such as potassium citrate or potassium malate in plant foods, may counteract low-grade metabolic acidosis induced by western diets, but little is known about the effect of other minor plant anions. Effects of K salts (chloride, citrate, galacturonate or tartrate) were thus studied on the mineral balance and digestive fermentations in groups of 6-week-old rats ...