Chemical elements present in fungi - (Jan/03/2012 )
What all chemical elements are present in fungi. If we do microanalysis of fungi what chemical element are expected to show up in the analysis.
except the usual suspects, doesn't this depend on where they grow? E.g. in Japan also short-lived radio-nucleotides should be present or more present.
Think hobglobin makes the point. The same macro/microelements Na, K, Ca, Zn, Fe, Mg, Mn, prob some Cu with environment influencing relative levels. For example, I'm aware that some fungi accumulate Ca and K if grown under high saline conditions Environment drives others for example V, Cd, As if present in the imediate environment.
Here's a recent article you can use for its data and references - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21091259
Surely, they would mostly be C, H, N, P...
And O.
Thanks everyone.