The coronavirus-disease 2019 (COVID-19) was announced as a global pandemic by the
World Health Organization. Challenges arise concerning how to optimally support the …

Zinc is involved in a variety of biological processes, as a structural, catalytic, and intracellular
and intercellular signaling component. Thus zinc homeostasis is tightly controlled at the …

Cancer is a serious health issue in the world due to a large body of cancer-related human
deaths, and there is no current treatment available to efficiently treat the disease as the …

The nutritional essentiality of zinc for the growth of living organisms had been recognized
long before zinc biochemistry began with the discovery of zinc in carbonic anhydrase in …

The skin is the third most zinc (Zn)-abundant tissue in the body. The skin consists of the
epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue, and each fraction is composed of various types …

l-Glutamate is the predominant excitatory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central
nervous system and plays important roles in a wide variety of brain functions, but it is also a …

Abstract MetalPDB (http://metalweb. cerm. unifi. it/) is a database providing information on
metal-binding sites detected in the three-dimensional (3D) structures of biological …

Protein‐metal interactions—traditionally regarded for roles in metabolic processes—are now
known to enhance the performance of certain biogenic materials, influencing properties …

Abstract Zinc transporters, the Zrt-, Irt-like protein (ZIP) family and the Zn transporter (ZnT)
family transporters, are found in all aspects of life. Increasing evidence has clarified the …

Zinc metalloproteins are one of the most abundant and structurally diverse proteins in
nature. In these proteins, the Zn (II) ion possesses a multifunctional role as it stabilizes the …