Psyllium /ˈsɪliəm/ or ispaghula /ˌɪspəˈɡuːlə/ is the common name for several members of the genus Psyllium, the seeds of which are used commercially for the production of mucilage. Psyllium is used primarily as a dietary fiber to relieve symptoms of constipation and mild diarrhea, and occasionally a
+Heme or heme (pronounced /hi:m/ HEEM) is the precursor to hemoglobin, which is required to bind oxygen in the blood. Heme is biosynthesized in the bone marrow and liver. [1]In biochemical terms, heme is a coordination complex "coordinated by an iron ion to porphyrin as a tetradentate ligand, and one
+A short briefing of ironIron (/ˈaɪən/ or /ˈaɪərn/) is a chemical element with the symbol Fe (from Latin: ferrum) and atomic number 26, a metal belonging to group 8 of the periodic table. It is the most common element on Earth by mass, second only to oxygen (32.1% and 30.1%, respectively), and makes
+Lignin biosynthesis begins in the cytosol, where glycosylated monolignol is synthesized from the amino acid phenylalanine. These first reactions are shared with the phenylpropanoid pathway. The attached glucose makes them water soluble and less toxic. Polymerization begins once the m-glucose is remo
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