The bioinorganic chemistry of chromium /

• Main Author: Vincent, John B. (John Bertram)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
• Subjects: Chromium.; Chromium > chemistry.; Chromium > therapeutic use.; Chromium > toxicity.; MEDICAL > Pharmacology.; Electronic books.

"Chromium exists in nature as complexes of two stable oxidation states - trivalent chromium(III) and hexavalent chromium(VI). Although trivalent chromium is required in trace amounts for sugar and lipid metabolism in humans and its deficiency may cause a disease called chromium deficiency; hexa...