Copper is nowadays recognized as one of the most antimicrobial
elements that exist in nature and its popularity is due to its high effectiveness,no toxicity, and no environmental impact.
Copper is a mineral and an element essential to our everyday lives like Iron, Zinc playing an important roe in muscle protein of human body to form connective tissue and transfer energy
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Copper applications for public health under Covid virus threat
Copper is nowadays recognized as one of the most antimicrobial
elements that exist in nature and its popularity is due to its high effectiveness,no toxicity, and no environmental impact, with a proven effectiveness in inhibiting the growth and eliminating harmful microbes like virus, bacteria and fungus1-5.Copper can inactivate viruses as SARS-like and SARS- Cov4, influenza virus5, H1N1
Copper antibacterial mechanism
Cu2 has a specific affinity for DNA and can bind and disorder helical structures by corsslin-king within and between strands:
Cu2+ reversibly denatures DNA in low ionic strength solutions competing with hydrogen bonding present within DNA moledule.
Cu2+ cause loss of the permeability barrier of the plasma membrance lead to a rapid decline in membrance integrity.
Copper ions effectively destroy germs by punching holes in their cell membranes. Germs are, bacteria, viruses, protozoa and fungi, that cause many household illnesses. Copper ions remain in the dead cells of the germs, killing all surrounding germs and bacteria in a cleansing chain reaction.
