Phosphorus is an important bone building block in the compound as calcium phosphate in hydroxyapatite.Phosphorus has other important functions:
- Phospholipids – building blocks of the cell membrane.
- Energy production and storage phosphorylated building blocks, such as ATP – adenosine triphosphate, nucleic acids (DNA;RNA), which are responsible for storing and transmitting genetic information, and creatinine phosphate etc.
- Important buffer functions in the acid-base balance.
- A phosphorus-containing molecule binds to hemoglobin (blood pigment) and thus ensures the transport of oxygen into the cells or organs of the human body
Furthermore, phosphorus based on phosphorylation is important for the activation of numerous cell signal-mediating molecules, hormones and enzymes.
