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Bioinorganic A Chemical Perspective on Life What elements are present in life ?

Which of are considered inorganic ?

Humans are :water : fat : : 53% : 27% : 16% : 5%

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_water

A.-F. Miller, 2008, pg Origin of life based on ; bioinorganic chemistry as an agent of continuing global chemical change. G. Wächtershäuser (1988) ‘Before Enzymes and Templates: Theory of Surface ’ Microbiol. Rev. 52: 452-484.

Timothy W. Lyons (2008) Science 321: 923-924. Summary: New data change the picture of how the , , and contents of the ocean evolved.

Robert J. Diaz and Rutger Rosenberg (2008) Spreading Dead Zones and Consequences for Marine Ecosystems. Science 321: 926-929.

T. R. Kulpet al. (2008) Arsenic(III) Fuels Anoxygenic in Hot Spring Biofilms from Mono Lake, California. Science 321: 967-970. A.-F. Miller, 2008, pg 2 Origin of life based on metal ions; bioinorganic chemistry as an agent of continuing global chemical change.

‘Spreading Dead Zones and the Consequences for Marine Ecosystems” A.-F. Miller, 2008, pg 3 Diaz & Rosenberg (2008) Science 321: 926-929 IA 0 http://www.random-science-tools.com/chemistry/periodic_table.htm IIA IIIB IVB VB VIB VIIB

IIIA IVA VA VIA VIIA VIII VIII VIII IB IIB

A.-F. Miller, 2008, pg 4 Elemental abundance in the earth’s crust: linear scale

A.-F. Miller, 2008, pg Elemental abundance in the earth’s crust: log scale

A.-F. Miller, 2008, pg 6 Elemental abundance in oceans: linear scale

A.-F. Miller, 2008, pg Elemental abundance in oceans: logarithmic scale

A.-F. Miller, 2008, pg “No element is found to be commonly required if it has an abundance of less than about 2 nM in the ocean, 20 umoles/kg in the earth's crust. . . More than 40 elements are above these limits.”

J. H. McClendon (1976) J. Mol. Evol. 8(2) pp 175-195.

A.-F. Miller, 2008, pg Elemental Abundance

Based on a few hundred of the 500,000 plants and the ≈ 1.1 x 106 animals. 11 elements are ≈ always present in quantity, = 99.9% of 4 of these make up 99% of atoms: HOCN 7 others are : Na, K, Ca, Mg, P, S, Cl

10 more are generally needed : Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Mo B Si Se Exotica: A.-F. Miller, 2008, pg 10 W, Sr, Ba, Cr, I ElementalChemical Composition composition of the Human Body of Humans

Site Home The table below shows the approximate quantities of the chemical elements present in an average 70kg man. Related links

Chemistry Home Periodic Table Element Amount / kg Amount / Mol. Site Index Oxygen 43 2700 16 1300 Chemistry Index 7 7000 Human Body Museum 1.8 130 NY Calculator Index 1.0 25 Want to See New York & 0.78 25 Chemical composition of the human body Save Money?, Get Free About Us Entry to the Body Sulphur 0.14 4.4 by mass 0.14 3.6 Museum! 0.10 4.3 www.newyorkpass.com/body-museum 0.095 2.7 0.019 0.78 The New Chelation Silicon 0.018 0.64 Miracle Iron 0.0042 0.075 Flushes Out Dangerous Fluorine 0.0026 0.14 Plaque and Toxins From 0.0023 0.035 Your Blood, Guaranteed! TrueHealth.com Rubidium 0.00032 0.0037 Strontium 0.00032 0.0037 Bromine 0.00020 0.0025 Lead 0.00012 0.00058 Made to Order 0.000072 0.0011 Small qty. forge shop Aluminium 0.000061 0.0023 Nickel- and more Cadmium 0.000050 0.00044 www.scientificalloys.net Boron < 0.000048 0.0044 Barium 0.000022 0.00016 Tin < 0.000017 0.00014 Iodine 0.000013 0.00010 Molybdenum Products Manganese 0.000012 0.00022 Quality plates, rods, Nickel 0.000010 0.00017 strips, and alloy products. < 0.000010 0.000051 Competitive prices! www.torreyhillstech.com Molybdenum < 0.0000093 0.000097 Chromium < 0.0000018 0.000035 Caesium 0.0000015 0.000011 http://www.random-science-tools.com/chemistry/ 0.0000015 0.000025 chemical_comp_of_body.htmHuman Body Uranium 0.00000009 0.00000038 Also see: Find Female Human A.-F. Miller,Beryllium 2008, pg0.00000003611 0.0000040 http://web2.airmail.net/uthman/elements_of_body.htmlBody Pictures at Great Radium 3.1!10-14 1.4!10-13 Prices. www.Pronto.com

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A.-F. Miller, 2008, pg 12