The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Studies on the Nutritive Value of Indian Foodstuffs III. Magnesium and Copper Contents of Some Foods


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Magnesium, along with calcium and phosphorus occurs in bone. It is also one of the principal cations of soft tissue. Here it functions as an activator in phosphate transfer reactions, including all those requiring ATP or other nucleotide triphosphates as coenzymes.
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Authors

Mankarnika N. Guttikar
Department of Nutrition and Biochemistry, Haffkirie Institute, Bombay, India
Damayanti H. Shah
Department of Nutrition and Biochemistry, Haffkirie Institute, Bombay, India
H. R. Adhikari
Department of Nutrition and Biochemistry, Haffkirie Institute, Bombay, India
S. D. Ambegaokar
Department of Nutrition and Biochemistry, Haffkirie Institute, Bombay, India
M. V. Radhakrishna
Department of Nutrition and Biochemistry, Haffkirie Institute, Bombay, India

Abstract


Magnesium, along with calcium and phosphorus occurs in bone. It is also one of the principal cations of soft tissue. Here it functions as an activator in phosphate transfer reactions, including all those requiring ATP or other nucleotide triphosphates as coenzymes.