{"id":309,"date":"2018-01-01T08:33:31","date_gmt":"2018-01-01T08:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunyltnutrition\/chapter\/copper-2\/"},"modified":"2019-04-19T13:42:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T13:42:58","slug":"copper-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/sunyltnutrition\/chapter\/copper-2\/","title":{"raw":"8.7 Copper","rendered":"8.7 Copper"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Learn about the role of copper<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\nCopper, like iron, assists in electron transfer in the electron-transport chain. Furthermore, copper is a cofactor of enzymes essential for iron absorption and transport. The other important function of copper is as an antioxidant. Symptoms of mild to moderate copper deficiency are rare. More severe copper deficiency can cause anemia from the lack of iron mobilization in the body for red blood cell synthesis. Other signs and symptoms include growth retardation in children and neurological problems, because copper is a cofactor for an enzyme that synthesizes myelin, which surrounds many nerves.\r\n<h3 id=\"Contributors-6830\">Contributors<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu\/hnfas2\/Undergraduate\/Food-Sciences-Human-Nutrition\/Culinology\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu\/hnfas2\/Undergraduate\/Food-Sciences-Human-Nutrition\/Culinology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\">University of Hawai\u2019i at M\u0101noa Food Science and Human Nutrition Program<\/a>: Allison Calabrese, Cheryl Gibby, Billy Meinke, Marie Kainoa Fialkowski Revilla, and Alan Titchenal<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn about the role of copper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copper, like iron, assists in electron transfer in the electron-transport chain. Furthermore, copper is a cofactor of enzymes essential for iron absorption and transport. The other important function of copper is as an antioxidant. Symptoms of mild to moderate copper deficiency are rare. More severe copper deficiency can cause anemia from the lack of iron mobilization in the body for red blood cell synthesis. Other signs and symptoms include growth retardation in children and neurological problems, because copper is a cofactor for an enzyme that synthesizes myelin, which surrounds many nerves.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"Contributors-6830\">Contributors<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"link-https\" title=\"https:\/\/cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu\/hnfas2\/Undergraduate\/Food-Sciences-Human-Nutrition\/Culinology\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu\/hnfas2\/Undergraduate\/Food-Sciences-Human-Nutrition\/Culinology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\">University of Hawai\u2019i at M\u0101noa Food Science and Human Nutrition Program<\/a>: Allison Calabrese, Cheryl Gibby, Billy Meinke, Marie Kainoa Fialkowski Revilla, and Alan Titchenal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-309\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div 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