The analysis of copper levels in blood facilitates diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease

The analysis of copper levels in blood facilitates diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
Peep Palumaa, professor at TalTech Division of Gene Technology. Credit: TalTech

In biology, it is well-known that every living organism is triggered by the DNA that encodes various protein molecules, which in turn perform all the necessary biological functions, and it might seem that nothing else is needed to sustain the life of an organism.

However, where and how the energy comes from to synthesize complex molecules or, for example, to maintain the body temperature of complex organisms is unclear. It is known that the needs oxygen to produce energy, but the fact that all organisms need the trace element copper as a catalyst for safe consumption of oxygen is less known.

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