Abstract

MAGNESIUM: AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF NATURE

Badrish Badoni*

Abstract

Magnesium is an important element, abundantly found in nature and has important characteristics and properties. It is the most important ingredient of Chlorophyll in plants. It is involved in the activation and synthesis of Vitamin D which helps in regulation of calcium and phosphate. The enzymes involved in metabolism within the body require Mg 2+ as a cofactor, thus enables in absorption of nutrients. Magnesium is having the significant importance in war, different industries such as automobile, developing sports equipments and lot many aspects. The present review is about the general properties of Magnesium element which is essentially important in life system of the living beings.

Keywords: Magnesium, significant importance, Vitamin D, nutrients absorption, cofactor of enzymes.