Recent Applications of Magnesium Chemical Sensors in Biological Samples

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2015

Authors

algarra, m (Author) Other; jimenez-herrera, cm (Author) Other; da silva, jcge (Author) FCUP

Journal

Title: Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry

Vol. 45

Pages: 32-40

ISSN: 1040-8347

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 12 Citations

Scopus - 13 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Natural sciences > Chemical sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-009-TF5

DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2013.867229

Abstract (EN): Magnesium is an essential mineral in human metabolism, and is the second most abundant intracellular cation and the fourth most abundant in the human body. Magnesium has a large variety of biological functions, including being a cofactor for over 300 enzymes, mainly involving phosphorylation of proteins and nucleic acids. Low levels of magnesium in the body can develop during different illnesses, such as diabetes (type 2), metabolic syndrome, cardiac arrhythmias, and muscular constriction. The present review shows the advances in analytical chemistry based on sensor systems to quantify the concentration of magnesium in different biological samples, plasma, serum, or urine, that are relevant to human health.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 9