Sentence examples for binding to minerals from inspiring English sources

Compounds in tea called tannins can act as chelators, binding to minerals and inhibiting the body's ability to absorb them.

As most of the PA is present in the aleurone layer and, due to its chelating ability, there is a high probability of PA binding to minerals inside the aleurone layer.

Positive correlation of Alo and Feo with δ15N, together with theoretical density calculations of idealistic organo-mineral association modes, suggests that 15N enrichment may be coupled with OM binding to SRO minerals and with the formation of physically-stable aggregates of micron/submicron sizes in accord with our conceptual model (Asano and Wagai, 2014).

Relatively strong reducing acids can have antinutrient effects by binding to dietary minerals such as iron and zinc in the gastrointestinal tract and preventing them from being absorbed.

A phenomenon like this was described previously for prion binding to soil minerals [22].

However, given that binding to soil minerals enhances prion transmissibility by the oral route [26], one can also hypothesize that, in our cell paradigm, quartz-sorbed prions act as a better template than ASL-bound prions.

Such a structure would consist of a phosphate group in a phosphocholine headgroup binding to the mineral, and a second phosphate group extending into the aqueous phase, leaving an hydrophobic interior.

Alendronate sodium is characterized pharmacologically by the ability to inhibit bone resorption by binding to bone mineral and subsequently inhibiting the activity of the osteoclasts [ 20].

After binding to bone mineral, they are taken up selectively by the osteoclasts and inhibit the essential enzyme FDPS (farnesyl diphosphate synthase).

Although total Pi is abundant in many soils, the available Pi in the soil solution is commonly 1 – 2 μM due to its binding to soil mineral surfaces and fixation into organic forms [ 2].

Empirical studies have proven that RNA precursors (intermediate metabolites and monomers) and RNA macromolecules (replicators) are capable of reversible binding to charged mineral surfaces, which implies two-dimensional diffusion of limited speed for small and large molecules [ 23, 24].