Assertion: alloy's nickel | /r/HasProperty | essential nutrient
Facets:
value: to plants
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for humans
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for bacteria
type: PURPOSE
value: for some microorganisms
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Nickel is an essential nutrient for some microorganisms and plants that have enzymes with nickel as an active site.
text: The major source of nickel exposure is oral consumption, as nickel is essential to plants.
text: Dietary nickel may affect human health through infections by nickel-dependent bacteria, but it is also possible that nickel is an essential nutrient for bacteria residing in the large intestine, in effect functioning as a prebiotic.
text: The US Institute of Medicine has not confirmed that nickel is an essential nutrient for humans, so neither a Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) nor an Adequate Intake have been established.