Zinc

mineral · endocrine · digestive · reproductive · Oral

Zinc, a mineral. Structural component of zinc-finger transcription factors (including AR, VDR, p53) and catalytic cofactor for carbonic anhydrase, alkaline…

Structural component of zinc-finger transcription factors (including AR, VDR, p53) and catalytic cofactor for carbonic anhydrase, alkaline phosphatase, DNA/RNA polymerases, and CuZn-SOD. Required for 5α-reductase and testicular testosterone synthesis. Intestinal uptake via ZIP4; efflux to portal blood via ZnT1. Competes with copper for DMT1 at high doses.

Related compounds

• Copper — caution
• Iron — caution
• Quercetin — synergistic
• Magnesium — caution
• Zinc Picolinate — synergistic

Sources: PMID:15585770, PMID:18271278