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Functions of bioelements in living beings
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Functions of the bioelements on living beings
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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
Makes up organic compounds
Combined with oxygen and glucose in animals produces carbon dioxide, water and energy
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
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
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
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
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
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