Biological Functions
- Structural function:
Supporting material in bones. Present as calcium phosphate.
- Signalling function:
Intracellular calcium functions as a second messenger for some hormones.
- Enzymatic function:
Calcium acts as a coenzyme for clotting factors.
Calcium also causes the release of Acetylcholine from Pre-synaptic terminal in the transmission of nerve impulse. Calcium causes the contraction of muscles, removing the TpI subunit from Myosin head which has ATPase activity to cause contraction.
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