在生物化学中,超微量元素是指在生物机体内占总重量小于0.0001% 的化学元素,但它对代谢起着重要的作用。
人体中可能含有的超微量元素包括硼、硅、镍、钒[1] 和钴[2],其他生物体中可能含有的超微量元素包括溴、镉、氟、铅、锂和锡。[3]
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参考
- ^ J. Mann & A. S. Truswell (editors). Essentials of Human Nutrition (3rd edition, 2007). Oxford: Oxford University Press
- ^ Yamada, Kazuhiro. Chapter 9. Cobalt: Its Role in Health and Disease. Astrid Sigel; Helmut Sigel; Roland K. O. Sigel (编). Interrelations between Essential Metal Ions and Human Diseases. Metal Ions in Life Sciences 13. Springer. 2013: 295–320. doi:10.1007/978-94-007-7500-8_9.
- ^ Nielsen, Forrest H., Ultratrace Elements in Nutrition, Annual Review of Nutrition
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