ANN 111: Principles of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology (2+1)

FUNCTIONS 

•  Manganese is important in the animal body as
• An activator of many enzymes such as hydrolases and kinases
• As a constituent of enzymes such as arginase, pyruvate carboxylase and manganese superoxide dismutase.
• Manganese through its activation of glycosyl transferases, is required for the formation of the mucopolysaccharide which forms the organic matrix of bone.
• Manganese containing superoxide dismutase catalyses the reactions that promote immunity in animals.