Open AccessAdsorption of minerals on the isolated mantle of Patinopecten yessoensis
Author(s) -
FUNAKI MINORU,
YAMAMOTO JUNJI,
NISHIZAWA MAKOTO,
YAMAGISHI TAKASHI
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
fisheries science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.412
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1444-2906
pISSN - 0919-9268
DOI - 10.1046/j.1444-2906.2002.00546.x
Subject(s) - patinopecten yessoensis , chemistry , mantle (geology) , adsorption , scallop , mineral , environmental chemistry , mineralogy , nuclear chemistry , geochemistry , geology , biology , fishery , organic chemistry
: The isolated mantle of scallop ( Patinopecten yessoensis ) was shown to adsorb minerals (Zn, Ca, Mg, Fe, Cu, Ni and Co) to more than 1% upon treatment with mineral solution. The amounts of adsorbed Zn, Ca and Mg were 44.3, 47.4 and 15.5 mg/g dry weight, when the mantle was treated with 5% ZnSO 4 , CaCl 2 and MgSO 4 solutions at room temperature, respectively. The amounts of adsorbed Zn, Ca and Mg were dependent on the concentration of mineral solution used. This is the first report showing that the isolated mantle adsorbs nutritionally important minerals such as Ca, Mg and Fe. This finding may lead to the development of new mineral‐enriched food supplements.