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Function of these in living beings: (Hydrogen ((1 Present in organic…
Function of these in living beings:
Hydrogen
1 Present in organic molecules
2 Used oftenly in enzyme reactions
2.3 Creates proton gradients to store/generate energy
4 Is used in hydrochloric acid and others as a proton source for digestion
Nitrogen
1 Makes up amino acids
2 Plants and algae convert it into organic molecules
3 Nitrites can be converted into nitrosamines, a class of nitrogen compounds known to cause cancer
4 Component of amino acids and urea
5 Organic nitrogen can enter septic systems as bodily wastes, discarded food material, or as components of cleaning agents
Oxygen
1 Necessary for cells to oxidize organic compounds
2 Necessary for respiration process
3 Essential to human life
4 Used medically for patients who need mechanical ventilation
5 Oxygen therapy is a medical treatment
Phosporus
1 Forms part of the nucleotides
2 Is part of our bones and teeth
3 Captures energy from metabolic reaction
4 In some animals it forms part of their shells
5 Found in the phospholipids that make up most of the structure of the cell membrane, which helps maintain the pH of the cell
Sulfur
1 Makes up part of the amino acids methionine and cysteine
2 Is essencIaL in the growth of all living things
3 Is a key ingredient in the formation of chlorophyll
4 Is a building block of proteins, enzymes and vitamins
5 s a remarkable mineral for arthritis
Carbon
1 Forms many kind of bonds which are different
2 Is one of the building blocks of life and the backbone of macromolecules
3 Creates organic compounds
4 Produces carbon dioxide, water and energy when combined with oxygen and glucouse