TRACE ELEMENTS Flashcards
— very small amount in the body; almost half of the elements in the periodic table can be found in our body but in small amount only
Trace Elements
— are consist of metals, [EXCEPT: 4]
Fluoride
Iodine
Hallogens
Selenium
✔ Trace Elements (mg/dL)- [3]
✔ Ultra Trace Elements (ug/L)- [3]
Copper
Iron
Zinc
Selenium
Magnesium
Chromium
2 TYPES OF TRACE ELEMENTS
Essential Trace Elements
Non-essential Trace Elements
● Deficiency impairs biochemical functions
● They have an important role in our body
Essential Trace Elements
Doesn’t have a role in our body; not really important but can be toxic.
- In high dosage → toxicity
Non-Essential Trace Elements
Blood: <23 ug/L
Urine: 50 ug/L
Arsenic
— Ubiquitous/common in nature
— NON-ESSENTIAL trace element
Arsenic
ARSENIC
— Natural sources are [2]
- Anthropogenic sources
: produced from ____________.
volcanoes
weathering of minerals
human intervention
Uses of Arsenic
pesticide
poison gases
ammunition
as treatment to Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
Arsenic Trioxide
NON-TOXIC ORGANIC FORMS of Arsenic
[2]
Arsenobetaine
Arsenocholine
__________________
— Cleared rapidly in our body between [#] days
— can be obtained by our body thru the _________ and can also [INC] arsenic to the ________.
Non-Toxic Organic Forms
1-2 days
seafood
urine
_________________
— Cleared slowly in our body bet. [#]
[3 TYPES]
[Subtype] ___________odorless and tasteless even in 0.01-0.05g
✔ [acute/chronic] exposure can result to _____.
Toxic Inorganic Forms
1-3 weeks
Pentavalent
Trivalent
Methylated form
White powder of arsenic trioxide
acute
death
SYMPTOMS
BM
Cardiovascular
CNS
GI Symptoms
Hepatic
Renal
Arsenic
✔Arsenic Chronic Exposure: [5]
cardiovascular
CNS
malignant change
hepatic
dermatologic
Methods of Arsenic
ICP-MS
GFAAS
HGAAS
common method for Arsenic
Hydride generation Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy/ HGAAS
Urine: < 2.6 ug/L
✔ 24 Hr urine-_____ug/Day
Blood: <5.0 ug/L
✔ Special consideration: _____-colored plastic in particular often contain Cd.
Cadmium
< 3.3
yellow
— Soft, bluish-white metal, easily cut w/ knife
Cadmium
Use:
batteries
Cadmium, Lead
Use:
plastic industries
Cadmium
Use:
pigments
cadmium
Use: metal plating
Cadmium
Use:
ammunition
Arsenic, Lead
Use:
foil
Lead
Toxicity of Cadmium
Nervous system
Renal dysfunction
Chemical pneumonitis/edema
N/V, Abdominal pain
Bone
Blood
Immune
TOXICITY of Cadmium
Renal dysfunction: # + can cause _________.
Vapor Inhalation: can cause __________ as well as of the lungs
Bone, immune, blood, nervous system
Chemical pneumonitis & edema
– obtained thru its ________.
N/V, abdominal pain — thru ________.
proteinuria
nasal epithelial damage
fumes
ingestion
___________- when protein
bind → Cadmium denaturation = loss of proteins function.
Protein Cd Adducts
METHODS OF CADMIUM
ICP-MS
GFAAS
ICP-AES
Cd bound to blood is [#]%- use for monitoring for [ACUTE/CHRONIC] exposure
70%
CHRONIC
— Heavy metal; # found in the environment
Metallic lead is soft, bluish, white, highly malleable + ductile.
Lead
— Uses: batteries, ammunition, foil
Lead
— Paint banned in _____ bec. of the toxic effect of lead
1972