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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/43343| Title: | The copper proteins |
| Authors: | Wood, E. J. |
| Keywords: | Copper proteins Copper -- Physiological effect Copper in the body Copper -- Metabolism |
| Issue Date: | 1968 |
| Publisher: | Malta Medical Students Association |
| Citation: | Wood, E. J. (1968). The copper proteins. Chest-piece, 2(8), 5-12. |
| Abstract: | The presence of copper in plant and animal tissues has been known since 1816 and 1833 respectively, but until the 1920's it was usually assumed to be there by accident. Nevertheless in 1847 HARLESS had detected copper in snails and had shown that it existed in combination with the blood proteins in these invertebrates. Between 1920 and 1930 nutritional studies established that copper was an essential trace metal and was necessary for haemopoiesis. Since that time a large number of copper-containing proteins have been isolated from animal, plant and microbial sources. Some of these proteins have well defined functions such as enzyme activity or the ability to transport oxygen, while others have no known function. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/43343 |
| Appears in Collections: | Chest-piece, volume 2, issue 8 Chest-piece, volume 2, issue 8 |
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