CHROMIUM Properties
COBALT w/ B12 in LIVER
SELENIUM Glutathione peroxidase-“active”
P = 1 mg/ 100 mL Absorption Function
1. FAT / CHO metab. 2. Insulin 3. “glucose tolerance factor” Cr complx
1. RBC
1. Anti-oxidants
2. normal fx’g of cells
2. FR scavengers 3. acts w/ Vit. E a. Protect cell and organelles from O2
MANGANESE
ZINC Widely distributed (second to iron)
20 mg esp in Mitochondria
LIVER, PANCREAS, KIDNEY, BONE and MXs
Transmanganin – bound to B-Globulin 1. Coenzyme a. Glutamine synthase b. PYR carboxylase c. Mito SOD
Fe2+/Ca2+/Cu2+ - interfere in absorption 1. fat/CHO/CHON metabolism 2. Stabilize CHON, NA 3. Integrity of subcell organelles 4. transport 5. immune function 6. expression of genetic information
2. Form CT 3. Growth and Reprod’cn
b. unite H + O2 c. transfer ions d. aid in Ig and Uq synthesis
MOLYBDENUM
1. Coenzyme a. XO b. Aldehyde oxidase c. Sulfite oxidase 2. Prosthetic group in enzymes that catalyze REDOX
4. Fat/CHO metab 7. METALLOTHIONEIN - abundant - detoxify metals - inhibit thionein 8. stabilize DNA/RNA struc. 9. reqt: RNA POL 10. Replication/Transcription - chromatin proteins 11. OB activity in BF