Manganese

mineral · nervous · digestive · Oral

Manganese, a mineral. Cofactor for manganese-SOD (mitochondrial antioxidant), arginase (urea cycle), pyruvate carboxylase (gluconeogenesis), and glutamine synthetase.…

Cofactor for manganese-SOD (mitochondrial antioxidant), arginase (urea cycle), pyruvate carboxylase (gluconeogenesis), and glutamine synthetase. Neurotoxic at chronic excess — accumulates in basal ganglia, producing a parkinsonism-like syndrome (manganism).