Elements in Biology

Perera, K. Sarath D.

dc.contributor.author	Perera, K. Sarath D.
dc.date.accessioned	2023-11-08T06:25:17Z
dc.date.available	2023-11-08T06:25:17Z
dc.date.issued	2023-09
dc.identifier.uri	http://ichemcdr.com:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/269
dc.description	37 - 41	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Research findings suggest that eleven elements are predominantly present in all biological systems. However, hydrogen, carbon, oxygen and nitrogen correspond to 99% of the total. Hydrogen constitutes 62.8% of the atoms in a human body. The percentage of oxygen, carbon and nitrogen are 25.4, 9.4 and 1.4%, respectively. Other essential elements make up the remaining 1% {sodium (Na), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), phosphorus (P), sulphur (S) and chlorine (Cl)}. Very large percentages of hydrogen and oxygen arise from the high-water content present in living systems. Regarding our health and well-being, it is important to know about the elements found in biological systems, their functions and the level of toxicity.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Institute of chemistry Ceylon	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	40;3
dc.subject	Elements in Biology	en_US
dc.subject	Biology	en_US
dc.title	Elements in Biology	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US