Don't Forget The Vitamin A When Working With Its Carrier Protein
Wednesday, October 1, 2008 - 23:35
in Health & Medicine
In a recent study, researchers discovered that not only was the carrier protein for vitamin A, retinol-binding protein (RBP), elevated in obese individuals compared to leaner controls, but some of it was not attached to vitamin A. This is called apo-RBP by vitamin A scientists. Further research is needed to determine whether this RBP is bound to some other compound in the circulation.