Manganese is considered essential for animal growth. Manganese ions serve as cofactors to three mitochondrial enzymes: superoxide dismutase (Sod2), arginase and glutamine synthase. In Drosophila melanogaster, manganese has also been implicated in the formation of ceramide phosphoethanolamine, the in...
ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster (Fruit fly)
