Vanadium
V
23
50.942
1s22s22p63s23p63d34s2
Biological significance

➤ Prevents the development of atherosclerosis and diabetes mellitus, forms bone tissue and improves the strength of tooth enamel, regulates the cardiovascular system and reduces the amount of sterols, namely cholesterol.

➤ Normalizes and forms complexes with hemoglobin without oxidation reaction.

➤ Stimulates the activity of enzymes that degrade and assimilate proteins.

➤ Biosynthesizes hormones of the human body.

➤ Provides tissue respiration of liver cells, regulates the central nervous system and has antibacterial properties that inhibit the growth and development of mycobacterium tuberculosis.

➤ Vanadium injections lead to a regrouping of trace elements in the human body.

Excess in the body

➤ Dermatological reactions characterized by skin irritation and dryness.

➤ Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and clear perception of the external environment, as well as the pharyngeal reflex.

➤ Weakness and exhaustion of the body, causing disorders in organs and their systems (kidneys and liver).

➤ Causes anemia, inflammation of the mucous membranes and external integument, increased incidence of respiratory system diseases and tumors, and decreased ascorbic acid content in the human body.

Deficiency in the body

➤ Cause metabolic diseases and lead to problems with bone tissue of the human musculoskeletal system (diseases in the areas of orthopedics and osteology).

Drugs/dose

➤ V-Au alloys are used in dentistry for the manufacture of dentures.

Conventional medicine

➤ Prevention of diabetes mellitus, some sleeping pills contain Vanadium, and experience in working with dental implants.

Unconventional medicine

➤ It is used as a catalytic agent for anemia; prevention of tuberculosis, smallpox and colton's disease.

Toxic effect/antidote

➤ Causes respiratory diseases, dysfunction of internal organs such as liver and kidneys, and has harmful effects on the central nervous system.


➤ There is no specific antidote.

Interesting facts

➤ The poisonous mushroom pale toadstool concentrates a lot of V.

➤ The blood of sea urchins and holothurians contains up to 10% Vanadium.

Chemist Niels Gabriel Sefström
on how he discovered Vanadium


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