May 2006: Volume 1, Number 5
Elements are used to construct the molecules that are used in the cells, tissues, organs and structures of the body.
The elements are use to construct body functioning molecules. Elements connected to other elements by bonds are called molecules. It takes two elements of hydrogen and one oxygen element combined in a certain way to make a water molecule. The major mineral elements such as Sodium (Na), Chlorine (Cl), Potassium (K), Magnesium (Mg), Calcium (Ca) and Phosphorus (P) work as single elements and with other elements to create the molecules we find in the structures of the body. These elements and other specific elements in the body are used to construct proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, intermediates and nucleic acids molecules. All elements can be considered organic electrolytes while functioning in the body.
The approximate molecular composition of the body include water (60% of body weight), protein (17% of body weight), lipids (15% of body weight), minerals (Na, K, Cl, Ca, Mg, P etc. is 5% of body weight), intermediates and nucleic acids (2% of body weight), and carbohydrates (1% of body weight). We will discuss minerals or electrolytes as functioning units of the body later.
We all know about water and its properties, but what about the proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids that exists in our bodies. We will discuss these in our next publications.
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