(ESCC) is a deadly disease with a 5-year survival of only 10% [1]. Because of the absence of early symptoms, ESCC is commonly diagnosed at an advanced stage. Thus, the development of new prevention and therapeutic approaches are urgently needed. Dietary zinc (Zn) deficiency (ZD), a significant public health issue affecting 31% of the global population [2], is associated with an increased risk o...

One of the widest ranging abiotic stresses in world agriculture arises from low zinc (Zn) availability in calcareous soils, particularly in cereals. Cereal species greatly differ in their zinc effici ency (ZE), defined in this article as the ability of a plant to grow and yield well under Zn deficiency. ZE has been attributed mainly to the effi ciency of acquisition of Zn under conditions of lo...

Background: Zinc in human semen seems to play an important role in the physiology of spermatozoa. Zinc deficiency leads to gonadal dysfunction, decreases testicular weight, and causes shrinkage of seminiferous tubules. The adult human body contains 1-3 g of zinc, about 0.1% of which is replenished daily. Excessively high amounts of zinc has been reported in human seminal plasma by many authors,...

Adequacy of zinc intake from breast milk alone becomes marginal in relation to infant requirements by around 6 mo of age. Simple and cost-effective strategies are needed at the population level to ensure adequate intakes of zinc in infants and toddlers in populations at risk of zinc deficiency. We determined the amount of absorbed zinc (AZ) from a micronutrient powder (MNP) without and with 10 ...

In the title compound, [Zn(C(4)H(4)N(3)O(2))(2)](n), the Zn(II) atom is coordinated by two O atoms [Zn-O = 1.969 (2) and 1.997 (2) Å] and two N atoms [Zn-N = 2.046 (2) and 2.001 (2) Å] in a distorted tetra-hedral geometry. Non-classical inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the complex into a three-dimensional supra-molecular framework.

The zincZeolite Socony Mobil-Five nano-particles (Zn-ZSM-5 NPs) composite was prepared and applied successfully as a new coating material to improve the corrosion resistance of steel. The corrosion type and quality of both pure zinc and our new coating material, Zn-ZSM-5 NPs, were studied using mass loss, impedance and electro-chemical polarization techniques in a sodium chloride solution. Obta...

The structures of the solvated zinc ion and the solvated zinc-iodide complexes in methanol solution have been determined by EXAFS. The zinc ion is six-coordinated in an octahedral fashion with a mean Zn-O bond distance of 2.071(4) Å. According to the stability constants of the zinc-iodide system in methanol solution the first complex, ZnI+, is suppressed, which may indicate that a coordination ...

Zinc is an essential micronutrient which plays a macro role in the growth and productivity of the plants. Zinc (Zn) deficiency hinders metabolic and physiological activity in plants due to its inevitable role as an enzyme cofactor. Many Indian soil exhibit Zn deficiency with the content much below the critical level of 1.5ppm. The conditions that make unavailability of zinc to plants are high p...

BACKGROUND Zinc in human seminal plasma is divided into three types of ligands which are high (HMW), intermediate (IMW), and low molecular weight ligands (LMW). The present study was aimed to study the effect of Zn supplementation on the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of semen along with Zinc Binding Protein levels in the seminal plasma in asthenozoospermic patients. METHODS Sem...