- Tytuł:
- Zinc, the Trace Element Essential in Living Organisms
- Autorzy:
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SOLÉ PASCUAL, Anna
TYSZKA-CZOCHARA, Małgorzata
GDULA-ARGASIŃSKA, Joanna
LIBROWSKI, Tadeusz
GRZYWACZ, Agata
OPOKA, Włodzimierz - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/1033792.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2012
- Wydawca:
- Zakład Opieki Zdrowotnej Ośrodek Umea Shinoda-Kuracejo
- Tematy:
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biochemistry of zinc
zinc functions - Opis:
- Zinc is a metallic element, of symbol Zn and atomic number 30, that is placed in the group 12 of the periodic table. As an essential trace element, zinc is required to support human biochemical processes. It is found in nearly 200 specific enzymes in the living organisms, and it also serves as structural cofactor for many cellular proteins. [1] Zinc may exert pleiotropic effects in organism; for that, deficits of cellular zinc content can have catastrophic consequences and are linked to major pathophysiology, such as diabetes, stroke and malformations of brain function [2]. The complexity and importance of zinc homeostasis is reflected by the large variety and number of zinc-related proteins found in almost every cell compartment; for example, this biometal is transported through ZnT (Zn2+ transporter) family and ZIP family, proteins that are completely dedicated to zinc transport [2]. It is also noticeable, that between three and ten percent of all protein products of genes in mammalian genomes bind zinc, which is essential for their folding, activity or conformational change [2].
- Źródło:
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Medicina Internacia Revuo; 2012, 25, 99; 55-59
0465-5435 - Pojawia się w:
- Medicina Internacia Revuo
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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