INORGANIC IONS

• WHAT ARE THE INORGANIC IONS STUDIED?

  hydrogen, sodium, iron, phosphate
• WHAT DO HYDROGEN IONS DO?

  lower pH which impacts enzyme and haemoglobin function
• WHAT DO IRON IONS DO?

  component of haemoglobin in transport of oxygen
• WHAT DO SODIUM IONS DO?

  co-transport of glucose and AAs in absorption
• WHAT DO PHOSPHATE IONS DO?

  • component of DNA (forms phosphodiester bonds)
  • component of ATP (make ADP more reactive)
• WHERE ARE INORGANIC IONS FOUND IN ORGANISMS?

  in cytoplasm/ body fluid