What is the biological significance of inorganic compounds?

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What is the biological significance of inorganic compounds?

Answer 1

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        Acids, bases, and salts are important to living things for the following reasons:

        1. Most animals have a pH of 7. Any change will        

            seriously affect life.

        2. When dissolved in water, acids, bases and salts                

            separate into ions and serve as electrolytes that

            conduct electricity. Examples of electrolytes are found    

            in your nerve and muscle cells.

       3. Salts are abundant in your body. You might note that    

            your own perspiration and blood are salty in taste

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Answer 2

Sodium chloride (NaCl) is commonly found in the ionic form in the blood and extracellular fluids of mammals.Its essential in the body.In humans, a high-salt intake has long been known to generally raise blood pressure, especially in certain individuals..

Potassium (K) is commonly found as an ion inside animal cells.In plants it helps in closing and opening of Stomata.

Potassium is an essential component of plant nutrition and is found in most soil types. Its primary use in agriculture, horticulture and hydroponic culture as a fertilizer as the chloride (KCl), sulfate (K2SO4) or nitrate (KNO3).

Iron (Fe) is found in hemoglobin in red blood cells and myoglobin in muscle cells where it is required for oxygen transportation. The iron is complexed with protein.

Iron is essential to nearly all known organisms. In cells, iron is generally stored in the centre of metalloproteins, because "free" iron -- which binds non-specifically to many cellular components -- can catalyse production of toxic free radicals. Iron deficiency can lead to iron deficiency anemia

Iodine (I) is part of thyroxin, a hormone produced by the thyroid gland that controls the body's rate of physical and mental development. The iodine is covalently bonded.

Zinc is found in over 200 different enzymes in both plants and animals. It is often found in ionic as well as complex form.

Clinical studies have found that zinc, combined with antioxidants, may delay progression of age-related macular degeneration. Significant dietary intake of zinc has also recently been shown to impede the onset of flu. Soil conservation analyzes the vegetative uptake of naturally occurring zinc in many soil types

Cobalt is found in many compounds including Vitamin B-12.

Cobalt in small amounts is essential to many living organisms, including humans. Having 0.13 to 0.30 mg/kg of cobalt in soils markedly improves the health of grazing animals. Cobalt is a central component of the vitamin cobalamin, or vitamin B12.

So you can see Inorganic compounds have a major role to play in our daily life and Biological aspect.

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