Assertion: magnesium | /r/HasProperty | required
Facets:
value: for 300 enzymatic reactions
type: PURPOSE
value: for plant photosynthesis
type: PURPOSE
value: for making cellular antioxidants like glutathione
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Magnesium is required for making cellular antioxidants like glutathione 54, as well as for metabolizing dietary antioxidants, such as vitamin D 55.
text: It is a central atom of the chlorophyll molecule, and is therefore a requirement for plant photosynthesis.
text: A 1968 estimate suggested that magnesium was a required cofactor for 300 enzymatic reactions.
text: Magnesium is also required for cells to take in oxygen and transport it around the body 59, therefore it may help to make our breathing feel easier due to enhanced oxygen absorption - particularly if we are not getting enough magnesium in our diets.