In 2014, a team of Vanderbilt University researchers added bromine to the list of elements vital for life. What is its purpose? And why is bromine essential to life in humans and other animals?
\nBromine, chemical symbol Br and atomic number 35, is a reddish-brown liquid that is being used in key applications such as water treatment, the reduction of mercury emissions, fire safety, energy storage and generation, production of pharmaceuticals and enhanced quality rubber.
\nIt is never naturally found in its elemental form but rather in inorganic compounds, also known as bromides, and in natural organo-bromine compounds. These are found in soils, salts, air and seawater.
\n\nThere are 92 naturally occurring chemical elements in the universe. 28 of them are essential for human life.
\nIn 2014, Prof Billy Hudson of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and his team of researchers added bromine as the 28th chemical element to the list.
\nTheir study, published in the journal Cell, revealed that bromine is essential for tissue development in all animals, from primitive sea creatures to humans.\u00b9
\n\n\n\u201cWithout bromine, there are no animals.\u00a0That\u2019s the discovery.\u201d
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\n– Billy Hudson, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
The foundation for this finding lies in the 1980s, when researchers found that certain patients had defective collagen-IV, an essential protein for tissue development.\u00a0Since then, multiple patient groups have been shown to be bromine deficient. Bromine supplementation may improve the health of patients on dialysis or total parenteral nutrition (TPN), for example.
\nThe answer lies in the enzyme peroxidasin. Ionic bromide is an important co-factor for this enzyme, which enables peroxidasin to form the sulfilimine bond and thus build collagen-IV.
\nThis fundamental discovery has important implications for human disease.\u00a0For example, Bromine supplementation may improve the health of patients on dialysis and of people which are on a\u00a0 total parenteral nutrition diet.
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SOURCES
\nhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140605140007.htm
\nhttps://crev.info/2014/06/bromine-essential-for-life/
\nhttp://www.sci-news.com/othersciences/biochemistry/science-bromine-essential-human-01981.html
\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdJCCzIHUoA
\u00b9 http://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(14)00598-4
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\n", "content_text": "In 2014, a team of Vanderbilt University researchers added bromine to the list of elements vital for life. What is its purpose? And why is bromine essential to life in humans and other animals?\nSome background information on bromine\nBromine, chemical symbol Br and atomic number 35, is a reddish-brown liquid that is being used in key applications such as water treatment, the reduction of mercury emissions, fire safety, energy storage and generation, production of pharmaceuticals and enhanced quality rubber.\nIt is never naturally found in its elemental form but rather in inorganic compounds, also known as bromides, and in natural organo-bromine compounds. These are found in soils, salts, air and seawater.\n\nThe 28th chemical element essential for human life\nThere are 92 naturally occurring chemical elements in the universe. 28 of them are essential for human life.\nIn 2014, Prof Billy Hudson of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and his team of researchers added bromine as the 28th chemical element to the list.\nTheir study, published in the journal Cell, revealed that bromine is essential for tissue development in all animals, from primitive sea creatures to humans.\u00b9\n\n\u201cWithout bromine, there are no animals.\u00a0That\u2019s the discovery.\u201d\n– Billy Hudson, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine\n \nEssential for tissue architecture\nThe foundation for this finding lies in the 1980s, when researchers found that certain patients had defective collagen-IV, an essential protein for tissue development.\u00a0Since then, multiple patient groups have been shown to be bromine deficient. Bromine supplementation may improve the health of patients on dialysis or total parenteral nutrition (TPN), for example.\nThe answer lies in the enzyme peroxidasin. Ionic bromide is an important co-factor for this enzyme, which enables peroxidasin to form the sulfilimine bond and thus build collagen-IV.\nImplications for human disease\nThis fundamental discovery has important implications for human disease.\u00a0For example, Bromine supplementation may improve the health of patients on dialysis and of people which are on a\u00a0 total parenteral nutrition diet.\n \nWhat are your thoughts on bromine being essential to human life?\nDo not hesitate to share this article, to give your opinion and to start the conversation.\u00a0\nSOURCES\nhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140605140007.htm\nhttps://crev.info/2014/06/bromine-essential-for-life/\nhttp://www.sci-news.com/othersciences/biochemistry/science-bromine-essential-human-01981.html\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdJCCzIHUoA\n\n\u00b9 http://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(14)00598-4\nThe post Bromine found to be essential to human life appeared first on Let's talk bromine.", "date_published": "2018-03-15T09:03:22+00:00", "date_modified": "2018-03-15T09:03:22+00:00", "author": { "name": "admin", "url": "https://lets-talk-bromine.bsef.com/author/admin/", "avatar": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0428b8e4964fa7634cc8733194ee5bbe?s=512&d=mm&r=g" }, "image": "https://lets-talk-bromine.bsef.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/BSEF_Newsletter_Q1_2018_Topic2_Blog_Header.png", "tags": [ "bromine", "bsef", "Hudson", "human life", "peroxidasin", "tissue development", "Vanderbilt University School of Medicine", "General news" ] } ] }