Zinc deficiency is a risk factor for obesity and diabetes. However, until recently, the
underlying molecular mechanisms remained unclear. The breakthrough discovery that the …

Flavonoids are widely occurring polyphenol compounds of plant origin with multiple
biological and chemical activities. Due to the presence of carbonyl and hydroxyl groups they …

The societal cost of micronutrient deficiency (MND) or the “hidden hunger” is in millions of
dollars/year, reducing the GDP of some countries by as much as 11%. Zn is an important …

Research advances defining how zinc is transported into and out of cells and organelles
have increased exponentially within the past five years. Research has progressed through …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses separate pools of CNS zinc, which are, vesicular
zinc, free zinc, and protein-bound zinc. Vesicular zinc is the one which is sequestered in the …

Insulin is synthesised as a single-chain precursor, preproinsulin, that contains an N-terminal
signal sequence and a connecting peptide linking the A and B chains of the insulin …

Abstract Zinc (Zn 2+) is an essential element crucial for growth and development, and also
plays a role in cell signaling for cellular processes like cell division and apoptosis. In the …

▪ Abstract Zinc is an essential catalytic or structural element of many proteins, and a
signaling messenger that is released by neural activity at many central excitatory synapses …

SLC30A8, a novel member of the zinc transporter (ZnT) family, was identified by searching
the human genomic and expressed sequence tag (EST) databases with the amino acid …

The solute carrier (SLC) superfamily comprises more than 400 transport proteins mediating
the influx and efflux of substances such as ions, nucleotides, and sugars across biological …