Therapeutic Uses
Phytic acid may be considered a phytonutrient, providing an antioxidant effect.
A randomized, controlled trial in breast cancer patients showed no effect on chemotherapy-induced anemia or tumor markers, but the patients reported subjectively feeling better. The US Food and Drug Administration has listed phytic acid among the 187 fake cancer "cures" consumers should avoid.
Phytic acid is one of few chelating therapies used for uranium removal.
It has been shown to be a required cofactor for YopJ, a toxin from Yersinia pestis. It is also a required cofactor for the related toxin AvrA from Salmonella typhimurium as well as Clostridium difficile Toxin A and Toxin B.
As a food additive, phytic acid is used as the preservative E391.
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