Mitochondrial storage of the excess of Zn and Ca ions Zinc and calcium ions play important roles in maintaining the mitochondrial redox state. Membrane-associated enzymes constituting an electron transport chain are embedded in the inner membrane of the mitochondria. They perform the electron transport during which the …
High Blood Glucose levels in Diabetes affect the O-GlcNAcylation of mitochondrial proteins and lead to the disruption of the mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell. A team of scientists from Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, discovered a “cause-and-effect” link between the dysregulation of O-GlcNAcylation in …
Organophosphate compounds are frequently used to control flies, lice, and insects of ornamental plants as well as food crops and soil insects. It has anticholinesterase activity, thus, its accumulation in the soil and then in the food crops may cause organophosphate toxicity most commonly through the …
Mercury is a bivalent, stable element which, when incorporated into the living organism, causes mercury poisoning. It is the second most common cause of metal poisoning. Most of the elemental mercury, released from the industries get oxidized to bivalent mercury ion (mercuric ion or Hg++). Thus, …
