Assertion: nickel | /r/HasProperty | essential nutrient
Facets:
value: to plants
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for mammals
type: OTHER
value: for humans
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for bacteria
type: PURPOSE
value: for healthy plant life
type: PURPOSE
value: for some animals
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
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: Nickel is an essential trace element for some animals.
text: The major source of nickel exposure is oral consumption, as nickel is essential to plants.
text: Nickel is an essential element for healthy plant life, and trace amounts are naturally found in most vegetables, fruits, nuts and in slightly greater amounts in chocolate and wine, according to the Nickel Institute.
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.
text: Some evidence suggests that nickel may be an essential trace element for mammals.
text: Some evidence suggests that nickel may be an essential trace element for mammals (Goyer 1991).