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Protocatechuic-acid sulfate isomers, unresolved assay sum

Protocatechuic-acid sulfate isomers, unresolved assay sum. Interpret through the linked experimental species, preparation, compartment and exposure; no universal causal effect is implied.

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What acts on it

  1. After labeled C3G ingestion, Protocatechuic-acid sulfate isomers, unresolved assay sum was detected as a labeled serum product with its own concentration-time profile.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Full text retrieved; relevant methods/results/figure text reviewed. No independent raw-data verification.
    experimental_model
    Same human 500 mg tracer cohort; refer to the analyte-specific n, pooled isomers and peak times in Table 2.
    interpretation_status
    Source-derived extraction of a fact-checked reference; access is explicit, not independent raw-data verification.
    limitations
    Tracer-derived product, not sole active payload. Different maxima cannot be summed into a simultaneous mixture. Shared metabolites retain independent identity and effects.
    plain_language
    After labeled C3G ingestion, Protocatechuic-acid sulfate isomers, unresolved assay sum was detected as a labeled serum product with its own concentration-time profile.
    primary_references
    The pharmacokinetics of anthocyanins and their metabolites in humans. | 2014 | DOI 10.1111/bph.12676 | PMID 24602005 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24602005/ | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4080980/ | https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.12676
    source_locator
    Reviewed reference lines 19-30; exact primary location described in quoted passage where extracted.

    Anthocyanins: detailed mechanisms of action (reviewed 4 October 2026) · lines 19–30

    Original AI-assisted review of primary studies and, where relevant, official regulatory records. Access level is retained per claim. Corrections, null results and unresolved questions remain explicit. Not publisher full text or independent replication. · supports · Same human 500 mg tracer cohort; refer to the analyte-specific n, pooled isomers and peak times in Table 2. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft

    **Individual metabolites peak at different times.** A second analysis of the same tracer cohort reported the following selected serum values; these are means ± SEM, not universal target concentrations. The number of participants with quantifiable analyte differed by compound. [de Ferrars et al., 2014, Table 2](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4080980/). | Analyte | n | Peak, nM | Time to peak, hours | |---|---:|---:|---:| | C3G | 5 | 141 ± 70 | 1.8 ± 0.2 | | Protocatechuic acid (PCA) | 8 | 146 ± 74 | 3.3 ± 0.7 | | PCA sulfates, pooled isomers | 8 | 157 ± 116 | 11.4 ± 3.8 | | Vanillic acid | 2 | 1,845 ± 838 | 12.5 ± 11.5 | | Ferulic acid, B-ring label | 7 | 827 ± 371 | 8.2 ± 4.1 | | Hippuric acid | 8 | 1,962 ± 1,389 | 15.7 ± 4.1 | Free PCA and C3G therefore had similar mean peaks in this experiment. Vanillic acid's estimate came from only two participants. The values are distinct maxima, not a simultaneous mixture to be summed. Conjugated and unconjugated forms are separate exposures. A 50 µM PCA experiment is roughly 340 times this mean free-PCA peak; plasma comparisons still do not establish intestinal or intracellular concentrations. The two tracer publications are complementary analyses, not independent replications.
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