Estimates of the Zinc Requirements of Marine Organisms
- 1 January 1969
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
- Vol. 26 (1) , 145-150
- https://doi.org/10.1139/f69-014
Abstract
The amount of enzyme-bound zinc is calculated from estimates of total enzyme concentrations and the number of zinc atoms per mole of these enzymes. This estimate is shown to be smaller than measured concentrations in marine organisms, indicating that zinc is accumulated in excess of the organisms' immediate needs. A minimum "potential fertility" for zinc is calculated; the results indicate that zinc is not limiting in the marine environment.Keywords
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