Copper 3
Copper 3 : Essential mineral that is a component of several important enzymes in the body and is essential to good health. Found in all body tissues. Copper deficiency leads to a variety of abnormalities, including anemia, degeneration of the nervous system, skeletal defects, pronounced cardiovascular lesions, reproductive failure, elevated cholesterol, impaired immunity and defects in the pigmentation and structure of hair. Copper is involved in iron incorporation into hemoglobin. It is also involved with vitamin C in the formation of collagen and the proper functioning in central nervous system. More than a dozen enzymes have been found to contain copper. The best studied are superoxide dismutase (SOD), cytochrome C oxidase, catalase, dopamine hydroxylase, uricase, tryptophan dioxygenase, lecithinase and other monoamine and diamine oxidases. Plant sources are: Currants, Legumes, Mushrooms, Nuts and Raisins
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