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Zn+2
Physiology:
- essential trace mineral for humans
- RDA is 15 mg/day
- > 90 zinc metalloenzymes (see zinc-containing protein)
- 50% of serum Zn+2 is bound to albumin
- there are no stores of Zn+2 in the body
Pathology:
- excessive zinc supplementation coincident with marginal copper status may be associated with sudden cardiac death [2]
Drug interactions:
- digoxin interferes with Zn+2 absorption
- ethanol interferes with Zn+2 absorption
- diuretics interfere with Zn+2 absorption [3]
Related
zinc (Zn+2) in serum/plasma
zinc deficiency
zinc finger protein
zinc [Zn]
Specific
intranasal zinc
zinc oxide (ZnO)
zinc supplement
zinc undecylenate
General
divalent cation
Properties
Database Correlations
PUBCHEM cid=32051
References
- Bakerman's ABC's of Interpretive Laboratory Data
Bakerman S, Bakerman P, Strausbach P
Interpretive Laboratory Data In, Scottsdale 2002
- Spencer JC.
Direct relationship between the body's copper/zinc ratio,
ventricular premature beats, and sudden coronary death.
Am J Clin Nutr. 1979 Jun;32(6):1184-5.
PMID: 443186
- Geriatric Review Syllabus, 8th edition (GRS8)
Durso SC and Sullivan GN (eds)
American Geriatrics Society, 2013
Component-of
Ocuvite PreserVision; AREDS formulation