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==Why is it Important?==

==Why is it Important?==

'''Phosphorus has many key functions, principally as a component of compounds essential to normal metabolism'''. These include: phospholipids and phosphoproteins that are important in membrane formation; the nucleic acids [[DNA]] and RNA; other nucleotides such as ATP that are vital components of energy metabolism; enzyme cofactors. Phosphorus also has a role in regulating acid-base balance.

'''Phosphorus has many key functions, principally as a component of compounds essential to normal metabolism'''. These include: phospholipids and phosphoproteins that are important in membrane formation; the nucleic acids [[DNA]] and RNA; other nucleotides such as ATP that are vital components of energy metabolism; enzyme [[Nutrition Glossary#Cofactor|cofactors]]. Phosphorus also has a role in regulating acid-base balance.

==Roles in the Body==

==Roles in the Body==