Function:
- Has good resistance to corrosion in most molten glasses
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780444527875001062 - Lymphocyte proliferation
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780444534392000199 - An essential element for the normal growth and health
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B0080437486081688 - Metabolization of purines and pyrimidines
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Molybdenum-HealthProfessional/ - Metabolizing drugs and toxins
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Molybdenum-HealthProfessional/ - Provides necessary hardenability in many heat-treatable alloys
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780080977539000125
Overdose: more than 2000 mcg
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Molybdenum-HealthProfessional/#h8
Excess: excreted in the urine
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Molybdenum-HealthProfessional/#h8
Solubility: water insoluble
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/molybdenum#section=Solubility
Side effects of high molybdenum:
- Achy joints
- Gout-like symptoms
- Abnormally high blood levels of uric acid
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Molybdenum-HealthProfessional/#h8 - High serum levels of ceruloplasmin (an iron-oxidizing enzyme)
- Psychosis
- Hallucinations, seizures, and other neurologic symptoms
https://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/minerals/molybdenum#toxicity
Recommended daily intake= 45 mcg
- Black-eyed peas, boiled, ½ cup
Contain: 288 mcg
%DV: 384 % - Lima beans, boiled, ½ cup
Contain: 104 mcg
%DV: 139 % - Potato, baked, flesh and skin, 1 medium
Contain: 16 mcg
%DV: 21 % - Banana, medium
Contain: 15 mcg
%DV: 20 % - Peanuts, dry roasted, 1 ounce
Contain: 11 mcg
%DV: 15 % - Spinach, boiled, ½ cup
Contain: 8 mcg
%DV: 11 % - Pecans, dry roasted, 1 ounce
Contain: 8 mcg
%DV: 11 % - Corn, sweet yellow, cooked, ½ cup
Contain: 6 mcg
%DV: 8 % - Orange, medium
Contain: 4 mcg
%DV: 5 % - Carrots, raw, ½ cup
Contain: 2 mcg
%DV: 3 %
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Molybdenum-HealthProfessional/#h3
Deficiency symptoms
- Seizures
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B012227055X012049 - brain atrophy and mental retardation
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B012227055X012049 - fatigue
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780702051401000109 - Lens dislocation
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780702051401000109 - tachycardia, headaches, and night-blindness
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123694133500896
sulfite sensitivity producing allergy like reactions
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780702055140000166
