Chromium(III) complexes of asparagine – Preparation and exploration of its viability as supplement for chromium deficiency

Department of Chemistry, S. S. M. College, Ranchi-834 008, Jharkhand, India E-mail : guptaanitak@yahoo.in Department of Chemistry, Nirmala College, Ranchi-834 002, Jharkhand, India E-mail : manjupandeya@gmail.com Department of Chemistry, Ranchi University, Ranchi-834 008, Jharkhand, India E-mail : hpandey62@yahoo.com Manuscript received online 23 May 2014, accepted 08 July 2014 Chromium(III) is biologically active ingredient found in food and known to enhance the efficiency of insulin which in turn controls the blood sugar and depression in natural health. Chromium deficiency is rare and can be improved by taking it from different sources of food or commercially available supplements such as chromium picolinate and chromium polynicotinate. In the present paper, we report the preparation and characterization of products formed by the interaction of chromium(VI) as oxidant with asparagine and explore their viability as chromium supplement