Certain organisms incorporate metal ions like iron and copper into their biological structures
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Numerous biological studies and reviews confirm that living organisms incorporate essential metal ions such as iron and copper into their structures, enzymes, and proteins.
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Homeostasis and metabolism of iron and other metal ions in neurodegenerative diseases
2025 · cited by 195
Paper 0 details how essential metal ions like iron and copper are integrated into physiological processes within biological structures.
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The role of redox-active iron, copper, manganese, and redox-inactive zinc in toxicity, oxidative stress, and human diseases
2025 · cited by 74
Paper 1 discusses the key roles of redox-active metals such as iron and copper in vital cellular structures and functions.
Essential metals in health and disease.
2022 · cited by 0
Paper 7 identifies d-block transition metal elements like iron and copper as essential components for the correct functioning of biological organisms.
Copper metallothioneins.
2017 · cited by 0
Paper 8 describes copper metallothioneins, which bind transition metals into specific structures to control homeostasis.
Introduction: Transition Metals and Sulfur.
2020 · cited by 0
Paper 9 explains how transition metal ions are incorporated into active sites and sulfur-containing biological structures.
Sulfide and transition metals - A partnership for life.
2022 · cited by 0
Paper 10 discusses how transition metals form structural metal-sulfide centers to fulfill physiological roles in living organisms.
Biochemistry of copper.
1976 · cited by 0
Paper 11 notes that copper acts as a structural component of numerous cuproenzymes crucial for physiological functions in humans and animals.