Role of Water in the Metabolism and Life of Living Organisms
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water and One Health".
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on recent advances and future developments in the Role of Water in the Metabolism and Life of Living Organisms. Water is one of the most important natural resources, a vital factor for all living organisms and most ecosystems, and an essential factor for human health, food production, and economic development. In living organisms, water is found in different structures, from the simplest to the most complex. Water is an excellent solvent for many substances, and is the environment in which most chemical reactions related to the metabolism of substances (and therefore, to life) take place. Water is the main constituent of all living things. Being such an important substance, water enters the structure of tissues, so some of the water will be found in the free spaces between large protein molecules or will be retained on the surface of other molecules. Thus, bound water can be intra- and extracellular, exogenous or endogenous. Water is an area of permanent interest and concern for public health due to the causal relationship between the quality and quantity of water available to the population and the state of health. An incomplete summary of invited contributions includes:
- Modeling and simulation studies for the role of water in photosynthesis;
- Role of water in cell function;
- Role of water in seed germination;
- Water potential in plant biology;
- The primary role of water in the body;
- The role of water in the digestive mechanism;
- Development and evaluation of models for the role of drinking water in weight loss;
- Association of water and the process of maintaining the health of living organisms;
- Metabolic water (endogenous water) and exogenous water;
- The importance of water in a diet plan;
- The role of water in microbiology, hygiene, etc.
Prof. Dr. Monica Butnariu
Dr. Radu-Vasile Bagiu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metabolic water (endogenous water)
- water balance
- water requirement
- water as a by-product
- water-soluble xenobiotics
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