Institute of Bioelementology, Orenburg State University, Pobedy Avenue 13, Orenburg 460352, Russia.
J Trace Elem Med Biol. 2011 Jan;25 Suppl 1:S3-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2010.10.005. Epub 2010 Dec 16.
The article presents the proposed concept of bioelements and the basic postulates of bioelementology for assessing and discussing them in the scientific community. It is known that chemical elements exist in the organism not by themselves, but in certain species having close interaction with other components. Such units are proposed to be called bioelements: the elementary functioning units of living matter, which are biologically active complexes of chemical elements as atoms, ions or nanoparticles with organic compounds of exogenous or biogenous origin. The scientific discipline that studies bioelements, is proposed to be called bioelementology. This discipline could lay the foundation for the integration of bioorganic chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, biophysics, molecular biology and other parts of life sciences.
本文提出了生物元素的概念,并提出了生物元素学的基本假设,以供科学界评估和讨论。众所周知,化学元素在生物体中并不是单独存在的,而是与其他成分形成特定的物种,具有密切的相互作用。这些单位被提议称为生物元素:生物物质的基本功能单位,它们是具有生物活性的化学元素的复合物,如原子、离子或纳米粒子与外源性或生物源性的有机化合物。研究生物元素的科学学科被提议称为生物元素学。这门学科可以为生物有机化学、生物无机化学、生物物理学、分子生物学和生命科学的其他领域的整合奠定基础。