Question

NUTRIEN 1. Calcuim 2. Phosphorus 3. Potassium 4. Sodium 5. Chloride 6. Magnesium 7. Sulfur

CHEMICAL NAME

FUNCTIONS

RECOMMENDED DAILY INTAKE

FOOD SOURCES

DEFICIENCY CONDITIONS

TOXICITY CONDITIONS

REFERENCES (APA FORMAT)

Answer 1

NUTRIEN	CHEMICAL NAME	FUNCTIONS	RECOMENDED DAILY INTAKE	FOOD SOURCES	DEFICIENT CONDITIONS	TOXICITY CONDITIONS	REFERENCE
CALCIUM	Ca++	1.ACTIVATION OF ENZYMES 2.MEDIATES EXCITATION AND CONTRACTION OF MUSCLE FIBERS 3.TRANSMISSION OF NERVE IMPULSES FROM PRESYNNAPTIC TO POSTSYANAPTIC REGION 4.MEDIATES SECRETION OF INSULIN,PARATHYROID HORMONE,CALCITONIN,VASOPRESSIN FROM THE CELLS 5.ACT AS SECOND MESSENGER IN SYSTEMS INVOLVING G-PROTEINS AND INOSITOL TRIPHOSPHATE 6.DECREASES VASCULAR PERMIABILITY 7.HELPS IN BLOOD COAGULATION 8.PROLONG SYSTOLE 9.BONE AND TEETH FORMATION	ADULT-500 mg/DAY CHILD-1200mg/DAY PREGNENCY & LACTATION-1500mg/DAY	MILK,EGG,FISH	HYPOCALCEMIA leads to 1.TETANY 2.OSTEOPOROSIS	HYPERCALCEMIA leads to 1.OSTEOPOROSIS 2.PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURE OF BONE 3.HYPERCHLOREMIC ACIDOSIS 4.BILATERAL URINARY CALCULI 5.ECTOPIC CALFICATION	D.M.Vasudevan, Sreekumari.S, Kannan Vaidyanathan.(2016).Text Book Of Biochemistry. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. New Delhi
PHOSPHORUS	PO4---	1.FORMATION OF BONE AND TEETH 2.PRODUCTION OF HIGH ENERGY PHOSPHATE ( ATP,CTP,GTP ) 3.SYNTHESIS OF NUCLEOSIDE CO-ENZYMES ( NAD,NADP) 4.DNA AND RNA SYNTHESIS 5.FORMATION OF PHOSPHATE ESTERS	500mg/DAY	MILK,NUTS,CEREALS,MEAT	HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA leads to 1.RICKETS 2.OSTEOMALACIA	HYPERPHOSPHATEMIA leads to 1.INCREASED INCIDENCE OF VASCULAR CALCIFICATION 2.ACCELARATING AGING PROCESS 3.HARDENING OF SOFT TISSUE AND ORGANS 4.CAN PRECIPITATE HYPOCALCEMIA THUS LEADS TO TETANY,HYPOTENSION AND TACHYCARDIA	D.M.Vasudevan, Sreekumari.S, Kannan Vaidyanathan.(2016).Text Book Of Biochemistry. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. New Delhi
POTASSIUM	K+	1.MAINTAIN INTRACELLULAR OSMOTIC PRESSURE 2.DEPOLARISATION AND CONTRACTION OF HEART 3.NERVE IMPULSE TRANSMISSION	3-4g/DAY	BANANA,ORANGE,APPLE,TENDER COCONUT WATER,ALMOND,DATES,YAM	HYPOKALEMIA manifested as MUSCULAR WEAKNESS,FATIGUE,MUSCLE CRAMPS,HYPOTENSION,CARDIAC ARRHYTHEMIA	HYPERKALEMIA leads to 1.VENTRICLAR ARRYTHEMIA 2.VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION 3.BRADYCARDIA 4.CARDIAC ARREST	D.M.Vasudevan, Sreekumari.S, Kannan Vaidyanathan.(2016).Text Book Of Biochemistry. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. New Delhi
SODIUM	Na+	1.REGULATES EXTRA CELLULAR FLUID VOLUME 2.REGULATION OF ACID BASE BALANCE (SODIUM PUMP) 3.NERVE IMPULSE TRANSMISSON	<2.4g/DAY	TABLE SALT,SEASALT	HYPONATREMIA manifested as DEHYDRATION,DROP IN BLOOD PRESSURE,LETHARGY,CONFUSION,TREAMORS AND COMA	HYPERNATREMIA manifested as 1.DRY MUCUS MEMBRANE 2.FEVER 3.THIRST 4.SEIZURES AND COMA 5.HYPERTENSION	D.M.Vasudevan, Sreekumari.S, Kannan Vaidyanathan.(2016).Text Book Of Biochemistry. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. New Delhi
CHLORIDE	Cl-	1.FORMATION OF HYDROCHLORIC ACID IN GASTRIC JUICE 2.INVOLVED IN CHLORIDE SHIFT	<2.4g/DAY	SEA SALT,TABLE SALT,SEAWEED,LETTUCE	HYPOCHLOREMIA leads to DEHYDRATION,FATTIGUE,DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING	HYPERCHLOREMIA leads to 1.HYPERCHLOREMIC ACIDOSIS 2.DEHYDRATION AND FLUID LOSS	D.M.Vasudevan, Sreekumari.S, Kannan Vaidyanathan.(2016).Text Book Of Biochemistry. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. New Delhi
MAGNESIUM	Mg++	1.ACTIVATIONR OF MANY ENZYMES REQUIRING ATP(Eg;ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE,HEXOKINASE) 2.NEURO MUSCULAR IRRITABILITY IS LOWERED	1.MEN 400mg/DAY 2.WOMEN 300mg/DAY	CEREALS,BEANS,LEAFY VEGETABLES,FISH	HYPOMAGNESEMIA leads to 1.NEURO MUSCULAR HYPER-IRRITABILITY 2.CARDIAC ARRHYTHEMIAS	HYPERMAGNESEMIA leads to 1.DEPRESSION OF NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM 2.LEATHARGY 3.HYPOTENSIO4.RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION 4.BRADYCARDIA 5.WEAK TENDON REFLEXES	D.M.Vasudevan, Sreekumari.S, Kannan Vaidyanathan.(2016).Text Book Of Biochemistry. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. New Delhi
SULFUR	SO4--	1.SULFUR CONTAINING AMINOACIDS ARE IMPORTANT CONSTITUENTS OF BODY PROTEINS 2.FORMATION OF DISULFIED BOND(in INSULIN&IMMUNOGLOBULINS) 3.CHONDROITIN SULFATE SEEN IN CARTILAGE AND BONE 4.KERATIN IS RICH IN SULFUR	NO RECOMMENDED DIETRY INTAKE	GARLIC,ONION,EGG,FISH	1.REDUCED PROTEIN AND GLUTATHIONE SYNTHESIS 2.ARTHRITIS 3.BRITTILE NAILS AND HAIR	1.BRAIN CELL DEATH 2.BURNING SENSATION	D.M.Vasudevan, Sreekumari.S, Kannan Vaidyanathan.(2016).Text Book Of Biochemistry. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. New Delhi