Life Sciences

What Is the Role Played by Hydrogen in Life?

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  • Schools of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China

Received date: 2021-02-03

  Online published: 2021-04-09

Abstract

As the earliest element in the universe and the most abundant one in living organisms, hydrogen shows a wide range of positive impact on biological systems, including physiology regulation, selective anti-oxidation, etc. At present, hydrogen has gradually found applications in medical science and agriculture, which leads to the establishment of “hydrogen biology”. Exploring the mechanism of how hydrogen operates in living organisms and accurately understanding its role in life will provide an alternative and promising approach to overcoming many critical challenges faced by the living systems.

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CHENG Weizheng,DENG Tao,DING Wenjiang . What Is the Role Played by Hydrogen in Life?[J]. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University, 2021 , 55(Sup.1) : 7 -9 . DOI: 10.16183/j.cnki.jsjtu.2021.S1.021

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