When you mention the word chemistry, you should think that it is a term that has appeared in the textbooks of junior high school. When we studied chemistry, we also learned about the influence of some chemicals on people’s lives, both good and bad. Impact. So how much do you know about copper oxide? In general, copper is a metal substance that is exposed to air and oxidized to form copper oxide. When copper oxide is most seen in the industry, what is the harm of copper oxide to human body in life? Let’s take a look.
Copper is a trace element in the human body. The edible copper oxide reacts with gastric acid in the stomach to form CuCl2, which is absorbed by the body. Once Cu2+ enters the human body, it will cause heavy metal poisoning, which can cause protein denaturation in the body. However, another toxicological manifestation of copper is damage to red blood cells causing hemolysis and anemia. Usually, copper oxide accumulates mainly in the liver after entering the body. Once it exceeds the treatment level of the liver, copper is released into the blood. Excess Cu(II) and -SH combine to accumulate in red blood cells, causing the oxidation loss of the enzyme system. Live, damage red blood cells, increase cell membrane permeability, destroy its stability and damage the cytoplasm and organelles, and increase denatured hemoglobin; on the other hand, copper combines with hemoglobin to form Heinz bodies, which can remove glucose 6-phosphate from cells. Hydrogenase, glutathione reductase inactivation, reduced glutathione, resulting in increased auto-oxidation of hemoglobin, denatured hemoglobin into the blood, eventually leading to hemolysis and anemia.
Copper oxide is found in the industry as long as it is the most in the process. In our real life, copper oxide can also be seen in many places, such as copper utensils, or copper jewelry. Inadvertently, copper is exposed to the air for a long time, and it is in contact with human skin, and it will enter the human body and combine with blood without knowing it. The damage of copper oxide to the human body requires everyone to pay more attention.