What is the importance of manganese
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Strong Antioxidant Properties May Reduce Disease Risk
Plays a Role in Blood Sugar Regulation
Plays a Role in the Metabolism of Nutrients
May Protect Your Brain Against Free Radicals and Improve Brain Function
Contributes to Good Thyroid Health
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What is Manganese, and why is it important?
Manganese (Mn) is an important trace mineral (required in very small quantities). It is involved in many aspects of both plant and animal life, primarily as an enzyme activator. One of the most common deficiency symptoms is reduced growth or abnormal growth and development (perosis in chickens). Manganese is involved in activating the enzymes responsible for the production of mucopolysaccharides and glycoproteins which form the organic matrix of bone and cartilage. Therefore a deficiency of Mn may result in shortened or malformed bones, especially in fetuses from cows that have been eating a diet deficient in Mn. Manganese is also a part of Mn-superoxide dismutase, which is involved with limiting the build up of highly reactive oxide molecules in cells. There is also a metabolic association between Mn and choline which affects fat metabolism in the liver. Manganese is involved in the biosynthesis of choline and thus a deficiency of Mn may result in a deficiency of choline. A choline deficiency limits the liver’s ability to metabolize fats and use them for energy and may result in build up of fat in the liver (fatty liver). This situation would be especially important in the early post-partum dairy cow since she is in negative energy balance and is relying on the liver to metabolize body fat to meet her energy needs for milk production. Reproduction in cattle has also been shown to be affected by Mn deficiency, with sterility and reduced conception rates reported in both the US and in Great Britain. The exact reason for this effect has not been determined as yet, but improvements in reproduction were produced when diets low in Mn were supplemented with additional Mn