Ionic Zinc XS

An estimate of the total body zinc ranges from 1.4-4g with the greatest concentration being in the choroid plexus of the eye and prostate. Zinc plays a major biochemical role in sensitising taste, smell and appetite. It acts as a co-factor in the synthesis and metabolism of many brain neurotransmitters and is involved with brain growth and development. It is also vital in wound healing, testes, prostate and sexual development. There are 20 known metalloenzymes that contain zinc - carbonic anhydrase, carboxypeptidase A, alcohol dehydrogenase, alkaline phosphatase, retinal dehydrogenase, lactic acid dehydrogenase, malate dehydrogenase, glutamate dehydrogenase, gamma aminolevulinate dehydrogenase, DNA polymerase, NADase, glyoxalase, RNA polymerase, peptidase, superoxide dismutase, fructose 1, 6-diphospate aldolase, aspartate transcarbamoylase, glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE).

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