Chap-15 Trace elements

Question 1

How does chromium increase insulin’s function or lower gluc lvl ?

Answer 1

1st Transforms the non-active to active insulin-R
2nd Binding of Chr to Tf allows chr into cell
3rd the Chr then beinds to chromodullin which Inc. K activity of insulin
Lower Gluc

Question 2

What is significatn of Mollybdenum with relation to uric acid?

Answer 2

Mollybdenum is a cofactor for :
Sulfite oxid
Aldehyde oxid
Xanthine dehydrogenase (which is responsible to to transform hypoxanthine to xanthine … if low levels of mollybdneum then u ge tlower uric acid levels seen in hereditary xanthinuria.

Question 3

Whats the relation between selenium and metabolism?

Answer 3

Selenium involved in making enzyme De-inonidase , D1 D2 D3 . which is responsible to transform fT4 (body released T4) to make RevT3. or T3.