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A chemical-specific adjustment factor for human interindividual differences in kinetics for glutamates (E620-625)
Ivonne McM Rietjens1, Takayuki Tanaka2, Yoko Masuzawa3
1Division of Toxicology, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, 6708, WE, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
Abstract:
Use of a default methodology for establishment of a health-based guidance value (HBGV) resulted in a group acceptable daily intake (ADI) for glutamates (E620-625) below the normal dietary glutamate intake, and also lower than the intake of free glutamate by breast fed babies. Use of a chemical-specific adjustment factor (CSAF) may overcome this problem. The present study investigates the interindividual human variability in glutamate plasma and brain levels in order to define a CSAF for the interindividual variation in kinetics, a HKAF, for glutamates. Human clinical data on plasma glutamate levels available from different groups of subjects at Mitsui Memorial Hospital as well as literature data on plasma and brain-related glutamate levels were collected and analysed. The median HKAF value obtained amounted to 2.62-2.74 to 2.33-2.52 for plasma derived values and to 1.68-1.81 for brain derived values. Combining these values with the CSAF for the interspecies differences in kinetics of 1 and the default factors for interspecies and interindividual differences in dynamics of 2.5 and 3.16 results in an overall CSAF of 16-20. Using this CSAF will result in a HBGV for glutamate that is no longer below the acceptable range of oral intake (AROI).
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