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  2. Magnesium in biology - Wikipedia

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    Magnesium can also be toxic to plants, although this is typically seen only in drought conditions. [47] [48] Space-filling model of the chlorophyll a molecule, with the magnesium ion (bright-green) visible at the center of the chlorin group. In animals, magnesium deficiency (hypomagnesemia) is seen when the environmental availability of ...

  3. Biological roles of the elements - Wikipedia

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    It is selectively taken up by plants, so there are a variety of possible roles in plant metabolism. [44] There is limited medical use. [11] Inhibits iron uptake and metabolism in a variety of plants and bacteria. [44] germanium: 32: 2a: Some plants will take it up, but it has no known metabolic role. [11] Some salts are deadly to some bacteria ...

  4. Biometal (biology) - Wikipedia

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    Magnesium is the most abundant free cation in plant cytosol, is the central atom in chlorophyll and offers itself as a bridging ion for the aggregation of ribosomes in plants. [7] Even small changes in the concentration of magnesium in plant cytosol or chloroplasts can drastically affect the key enzymes present in the chloroplasts.

  5. Plant nutrition - Wikipedia

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    Plant nutrition is the study of the chemical elements and compounds necessary for plant growth and reproduction, plant metabolism and their external supply. In its absence the plant is unable to complete a normal life cycle, or that the element is part of some essential plant constituent or metabolite .

  6. Plant nutrients in soil - Wikipedia

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    Magnesium is an essential element for plants, microbes and animals, being involved in many catalytic reactions and in the synthesis of chlorophyll. Primary minerals that weather to release magnesium include hornblende, biotite and vermiculite. Soil magnesium concentrations are generally sufficient for optimal plant growth, but highly weathered ...

  7. Inorganic ions - Wikipedia

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    Inorganic ions in animals and plants are ions necessary for vital cellular activity. [1] In body tissues, ions are also known as electrolytes, essential for the electrical activity needed to support muscle contractions and neuron activation. They contribute to osmotic pressure of body fluids as well as performing a number of other important ...

  8. RuBisCO - Wikipedia

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    The pH and the concentration of magnesium ions in the fluid compartment (in plants, the stroma of the chloroplast) increases in the light. The role of changing pH and magnesium ion levels in the regulation of RuBisCO enzyme activity is discussed below. Once the carbamate is formed, His335 finalizes the activation by returning to its initial ...

  9. Mineral (nutrient) - Wikipedia

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    Structure of the Mn 4 O 5 Ca core of the oxygen-evolving site in plants, illustrating one of many roles of the trace mineral manganese. [38] The list of minerals required for plants is similar to that for animals. Both use very similar enzymes, although differences exist. For example, legumes host molybdenum-containing nitrogenase, but animals ...