Trace Elements as Contaminants and Nutrients

Knowledge about trace elements has evolved remarkably in recent decades, both in terms of their metabolism and their functions. Acting mainly as cofactors of enzymatic systems, several trace elements play an essential role in numerous physiological processes in the human organism, from cell metaboli...

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Published in:	Foods Vol. 11; no. 9; pp. 1 - 2
Main Authors:	Couto, Cristina, Pinto, Edgar, Almeida, Agostinho
Format:	Web Resource Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland MDPI 04-05-2022 MDPI AG
Subjects:	Adequacy Aluminum Amino acids Cadmium Carotenoids Chromium Cofactors Conflicts of interest Contaminants Copper Diabetes Food Food processing Food science Food technology Gene expression Herbal medicine Immune response Iodine Iron Manganese Metabolism n/a Nanoparticles Nutrients Pathogens Rice Selenium Toxicity Trace elements Trace elements (nutrients) Vitamin E Mozambique
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Summary:	Knowledge about trace elements has evolved remarkably in recent decades, both in terms of their metabolism and their functions. Acting mainly as cofactors of enzymatic systems, several trace elements play an essential role in numerous physiological processes in the human organism, from cell metabolism to the immune response and gene expression, among others. On the other hand, it is also well known that excessive exposure to trace elements can be highly harmful and even fatal.
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ISSN:	2304-8158 2304-8158
DOI:	10.3390/foods11091337