Copper (Cu) is an essential element for humans and plants when present in lesser amount,
while in excessive amounts it exerts detrimental effects. There subsists a narrow difference …

Several minerals are required for life to exist. In animals, 7 elements (Ca, P, Mg, Na, K, Cl,
and S) are required to be present in the diet in fairly large amounts (grams to tens of grams …

Copper is an essential metal for plants. It plays key roles in photosynthetic and respiratory
electron transport chains, in ethylene sensing, cell wall metabolism, oxidative stress …

Copper is an essential metal for normal plant growth and development, although it is also
potentially toxic. Copper participates in numerous physiological processes and is an …

Iron and copper are essential nutrients, excesses or deficiencies of which cause impaired
cellular functions and eventually cell death. The metabolic fates of copper and iron are …

Regulated cell death (RCD) is a regulable cell death that involves well-organized signaling
cascades and molecular mechanisms. RCD is implicated in fundamental processes such as …

1.1 Background The use of copper in biological systems coincides with the advent of an
oxygen atmosphere about 1.7 billion years ago. The presence of O 2 both allowed the …

Proteolytic processing of the amyloid‐β precursor protein (APP) generates the Aβ amyloid
peptide of Alzheimer's disease. The biological function of APP itself remains, however …

Mixed chelate copper (II) complexes patented and mark title registered as Casiopeínas® are
antineoplastic agents with general formulas [Cu (N–N)(α-l-amino acidato)] NO3 and [Cu (N …

Essential metals, such as iron and copper, play a critical role in a plethora of cellular
processes including cell growth and proliferation. However, concomitantly, excess of these …