The Nutritional Trace Metals

Trace Metals and Phosphorous Speciation

Trace metals and hemoglobin metabolism.

Hemoglobin is composed of two pairs of globin chains to which are attached four iron-containing metalloporphyrins. Factors regulating hemoglobin synthesis include the availability of iron and the presence of heme. Heme production occurs by enzymatic synthesis and includes a step mediated by aminolevulinic acid dehydrase, which is zinc-dependent and, thus, susceptible to the toxic effects of oth...

The Complexes of Antibiotics with Trace Metals

The term antibiotics [Gr. anti against, bios life] refers to a group of organic natural chemical compounds produced by such microorganisms as: bacteria, actinobacteria, warious types of fungi and some plants and animal cells. Many substances isolated from these organisms are synthesized on an industrial scale as a whole (of synthetic origin, called chemiotherapeutics) or in part (of semisynthet...

Sonoelectrochemical analysis of trace metals.

Ultrasonically-enhanced mass transport was exploited to increase preconcentration efficiency in anodic stripping voltammetry. We developed a Nafion-coated mercury thin-film working electrode which is stable under ultrasonic irradiation, making it possible to achieve very low limits of detection for relatively short preconcentration times. This allows the investigation of a variety of biological...

Toxic and Trace Metals in Thane Creek

Trace metals are intrinsic, natural constituents of our environment. Apart from the natural sources, several anthropogenic ones also contribute to metal concentrations in the environment. Some of the anthropogenic sources of the metals in the environment are: mining, smelting, production and use of the compounds and materials containing the metals, burning of fossil fuels, waste dumping and lea...