Abstract:
Iodine has been long known as an indispensable element in the synthesis of thyroid hormones. Severe iodine deficiency in diet leads to iodine deficiency disorders in humans. An isotope tracer experiment was carried out to study the chemical species and content analysis of
125I absorbed by the Bok -choy and Ipomoea Aquatica Forsk. The results showed that inorganic
125I, organic
125I and residual
125I have been detected in Bok -choy and Ipomoea Aquatica Forsk. In Bok-choy, the inorganic
125I content is the most which up to 42.48%, and except for residual
125I the organic
125I content is taken up to 7.91%. But in Ipomoea Aquatica Forsk, the content of
125I ranks as residual
125I > the inorganic
125I > organic
125I followed by 64.97%, 28.36% and 6.66%. The consists of inorganic
125I is I
-,IO
3- and I
2 in both Bok -choy and Ipomoea Aquatica Forsk,and I
- is the main chemical species. The protein-
125I was the main form of organic iodine which respectively amounts to 22.43% and 8.68% of total iodine, the content of amylose-
125I was the least which was 0.78% and 0.40% in both Bok-choy and Ipomoea Aquatica Forsk, and the content of the nucleic acid-
125I is between them. The results showed that Bok -choy and Ipomoea Aquatica Forsk can enriched Iodinein environment. so, they could be cultivated as iodine vegetable.