MINERALS-PHAR 4300-BIOCHEM WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
IRON - ANSWER Functions: transport of oxygen
Deficiency: fatigue and anemia
Toxicity: genetic disorder
Sources: meat, fish, vegetables, dried fruit, etc
ZINC - ANSWER Functions: protein synthesis and degradation
Deficiency: Skin integrity and wound healing. Acrodermatitis enteropathica. Major
burns and renal damage
Toxicity: Excess Zinc interfere w/ copper absorption
IODINE - ANSWER Functions: thyroid functions
Deficiency: Goiter, cretinism, brain damage to fetuses
Toxicity: cause a rise in TSH
Sources: iodized salts, seaweed, fish
COPPER - ANSWER Functions: Scavenger of oxygen and other ROS
Deficiency: Microcytic hypochromic anemia
Toxicity: Cornea (Kaisher-Fleisher rings) (chronic), Wilson's disease (acute).
Accumulates in tissues.
Sources: high fiber intake reduces its availability by complexing with copper.
MANGANESE - ANSWER Functions: glucose synthesis, ammonia
Deficiency: May impair growth
SOLUTIONS
IRON - ANSWER Functions: transport of oxygen
Deficiency: fatigue and anemia
Toxicity: genetic disorder
Sources: meat, fish, vegetables, dried fruit, etc
ZINC - ANSWER Functions: protein synthesis and degradation
Deficiency: Skin integrity and wound healing. Acrodermatitis enteropathica. Major
burns and renal damage
Toxicity: Excess Zinc interfere w/ copper absorption
IODINE - ANSWER Functions: thyroid functions
Deficiency: Goiter, cretinism, brain damage to fetuses
Toxicity: cause a rise in TSH
Sources: iodized salts, seaweed, fish
COPPER - ANSWER Functions: Scavenger of oxygen and other ROS
Deficiency: Microcytic hypochromic anemia
Toxicity: Cornea (Kaisher-Fleisher rings) (chronic), Wilson's disease (acute).
Accumulates in tissues.
Sources: high fiber intake reduces its availability by complexing with copper.
MANGANESE - ANSWER Functions: glucose synthesis, ammonia
Deficiency: May impair growth
