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Functions of bioelements
in living beings
- Carbon
- Forms many different kinds of bonds
- Is the backbone of macromolecules and one of the
building blocks of life
- Is the backbone of macromolecules and one of the
building blocks of life
- Makes up organic compounds
- Combined with oxygen and glucose in animals
produces carbon dioxide, water and energy
- Forms many different kinds of bonds
- Hydrogen
- Is always present in organic molecules
- Is used quote often in enzyme
reactions
- Creates proton gradients as a way to store/generate energy
- Is used in hydrochloric acid and others as a proton source for digestion
- Is always present in organic molecules
- Oxygen
- Is necessary for cells in order to
oxidize organic compounds
- Necessary for
respiration process
- Essential to human life
- is used medically for patients who
require mechanical ventilation
- Oxygen therapy is used as a
medical treatment
- Oxygen therapy is used as a
medical treatment
- Is necessary for cells in order to
oxidize organic compounds
- Sulfur
- Makes up part of the amino
acids methionine and cysteine
- Is essencIaL in the growth of all living things
- Is a key ingredient in the formation
of chlorophyll
- Is a building block of
proteins, enzymes and
vitamins
- s a remarkable mineral for arthritis
- Makes up part of the amino
acids methionine and cysteine
- Nitrogen
- Makes up amino
acids
- Plants and algae convert it
into organic molecules
- Nitrites can be converted into
nitrosamines, a class of nitrogen
compounds known to cause cancer
- Component of
amino acids
and urea
- Organic nitrogen can enter septic
systems as bodily wastes, discarded
food material, or as components of
cleaning agents
- Makes up amino
acids
- Phosphorous
- Forms part of the nucleotides
- Is part of our bones and teeth
- Captures energy from metabolic reaction
- In some animals it forms part of their shells
- Is found in the phospholipids that make up
most of the structure of the cell
membrane, which helps maintain the pH of
the cell
- Forms part of the nucleotides
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