Atomic Number

Atomi
c
numb
er
Eleme
nt
Percent
of
[2][3][
Mass
Mass
[6]
(kg)
Atomi
c
perce
nt
4][5]
Positive health role in mammals
[7]
Grou
p
Oxygen
65
43
24
Yes (water, electron acceptor) /No

(Reactive Oxygen Species)
16
Carbon
18
16
12
Yes (organic compounds are

hydrocarbon derivatives)
14
Hydrogen
10
63
Yes (e.g. water)
Nitrogen
1.8
0.58
Yes (e.g. DNA and amino acids)
15
20
Calcium
1.4
1.0
0.24
Yes (e.g. Calmodulin and Hydroxylapatite

in bones)
15
Phosphoru
s
1.1
0.78
0.14
Yes (e.g. DNA and phosphorylation)
15
19
Potassium
0.25
0.14
0.033
Yes (e.g. Na /K -ATPase)
16
Sulfur
0.25
0.14
0.038
Yes (e.g.Cysteine, Methionine, Biotin, Thi

amine)
16
11
Sodium
0.15
0.10
0.037
Yes (e.g. Na /K -ATPase)
17
Chlorine
0.15
0.095
0.024
Yes (e.g. Cl-transporting ATPase)
17
0.05
0.019
0.0070
12
Magnesiu
Yes (e.g. binding to ATP and other
Atomi
c
numb
er
Eleme
nt
Percent
of
[2][3][
Mass
Mass
[6]
(kg)
4][5]
Atomi
c
perce
nt
[7]
Grou
p
nucleotides)
26
Iron*
0.006
0.0042
0.00067
Yes (e.g. Hemoglobin, Cytochromes)
Fluorine
0.0037
0.0026
0.0012
Yes/No (topically hardens teeth; toxic in

higher amounts)
17
30
Zinc
0.0032
0.0023
0.00031
Yes (e.g. Zinc finger proteins)
12
14
Silicon
0.002
0.0010
0.0058
Yes (probable)
14
37
Rubidium
0.00046
0.00068 0.000033
No (?)
38
Strontium
0.00046
0.00032 0.000033
No (?)
35
Bromine
0.00029
0.00026 0.000030
No (?)
17
82
Lead
0.00017
0.00012
No (?) (toxic in higher amounts)
14
29
Copper
0.0001
0.00007 0.000010
2
4
Yes (e.g. copper proteins)
11
13
Aluminium
0.000087
0.00006
0.000015
0
No(?) (toxic?)
13
0.000004
5
Atomi
c
numb
er
Eleme
nt
Percent
of
[2][3][
Mass
Mass
[6]
(kg)
4][5]
Atomi
c
perce
nt
48
Cadmium
0.000072
0.00005 0.000004
0
5
58
Cerium
0.000057
0.00004
0
56
Barium
0.000031
0.00002 0.000001
2
2
50
Tin
0.000024
0.00002
0
53
Iodine
0.000016
0.00002
0
22
Titanium
0.000013
0.00002
0
Boron
0.000069
0.00001 0.000003
8
0
34
Selenium
0.000019
0.00001
5
28
Nickel
0.000014
0.00001 0.000001
5
5
[7]
No(?) (toxic in higher amounts)
Grou
p
12
No
No? (toxic)
6.0e-7
No(?)
14
7.5e-7
Yes (e.g. thyroxine, triiodothyronine)
17
No
Yes (probable)
13
Yes (toxic in higher amounts)
16
Yes (e.g. urease)
10
4.5e-8
Atomi
c
numb
er
Eleme
nt
Percent
of
[2][3][
Mass
Mass
[6]
(kg)
4][5]
Atomi
c
perce
nt
24
Chromium
0.0000024
0.00001
4
25
Manganes
e
0.000017
0.00001 0.000001
2
5
33
Arsenic
0.000026
0.00000
7
Lithium
0.0000031
0.00000 0.000001
7
5
80
Mercury
0.000019
0.00000
6
55
Caesium
0.0000021
0.00000
6
42
Molybden
um
0.000013
0.00000
5
32
Germaniu
m
27
Cobalt
8.9e-8
0.00000
3
[7]
Grou
p
Yes (not confirmed)
Yes (e.g. Mn-SOD)
Yes (not confirmed). Toxic in higher

amounts
15
Yes (not confirmed). Toxic in high

amounts. Useful medically (mood
stabilizer).
8.9e-8
No (toxic)
12
1.0e-7
No
4.5e-8
Yes (e.g. the molybdenum

oxotransferases, Xanthine
oxidase and Sulfite oxidase)
No (?)
14
Yes (e.g. vitamin B12)
8.9e-8
0.00000
5
0.0000021
3.0e-7
Atomi
c
numb
er
Eleme
nt
Percent
of
[2][3][
Mass
Mass
[6]
(kg)
4][5]
Atomi
c
perce
nt
[7]
Grou
p
51
Antimony
0.000011
0.00000
2
No (toxic)
15
47
Silver
0.000001
0.00000
2
No (toxic)
11
41
Niobium
0.00016
0.00000
15
No
40
Zirconium
0.0006
0.00000
1
No
57
Lanthanu
m
0.000137
8e-7
No
52
Tellurium
0.000012
7e-7
No
16
31
Gallium
7e-7
No
13
39
Yttrium
6e-7
No
83
Bismuth
5e-7
No
15
81
Thallium
5e-7
No (toxic)
13
49
Indium
4e-7
No
13
3.0e-7
Atomi
c
numb
er
Percent
of
[2][3][
Mass
Eleme
nt
79
Gold
21
Scandium
73
Tantalum
23
Vanadium
90
Thorium
92
Uranium
62
Samarium
5.0e-8
No
74
Tungsten
2.0e-8
No
Beryllium
5e-9
3.6e-8
4.5e-8
No (toxic)
88
Radium
1e-17
3e-14
1e-17%
No (toxic)
Mass
[6]
(kg)
4][5]
0.000014
0.000026
2e-7
Atomi
c
perce
nt
Grou
p
11
2e-7
No
2e-7
No
Yes (not confirmed)
1.2e-8
1e-7
1.3e-7
[7]
No
1.1e-7
3.0e-7
1e-7
No (toxic)
3.0e-9
No (toxic)

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Atomi

Positive health role in mammals

Yes (water, electron acceptor) /No

Yes (organic compounds are

Yes (e.g. water)

Yes (e.g. DNA and amino acids)

Yes (e.g. Calmodulin and Hydroxylapatite

Yes (e.g. DNA and phosphorylation)

Yes (e.g. Na /K -ATPase)

Yes (e.g.Cysteine, Methionine, Biotin, Thi

Yes (e.g. Na /K -ATPase)

Yes (e.g. Cl-transporting ATPase)

Yes (e.g. binding to ATP and other

Positive health role in mammals

Yes (e.g. Hemoglobin, Cytochromes)

Yes/No (topically hardens teeth; toxic in

Yes (e.g. Zinc finger proteins)

No (?) (toxic in higher amounts)

Yes (e.g. copper proteins)

Positive health role in mammals

No(?) (toxic in higher amounts)

Yes (e.g. thyroxine, triiodothyronine)

Yes (toxic in higher amounts)

Yes (e.g. urease)

Yes (not confirmed)

Yes (e.g. Mn-SOD)

Yes (not confirmed). Toxic in higher

Yes (not confirmed). Toxic in high

Yes (e.g. the molybdenum

Yes (e.g. vitamin B12)

Positive health role in mammals

Positive health role in mammals

Yes (not confirmed)

Positive health role in mammals

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