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Role of Iodine in Thyroid Hormone Synthesis
Iodine is plays a very important role on the synthesis of the Thyroid hormones.
Without iodine (when there is deficiency) the thyroid hormones cannot be synthesized.
Requirement of iodine is about 150–200 mg/day.
Sources of iodine are drinking water, fish, cereals, vegetables & iodinated salt.
Total body contains 25–30 mg of iodine
80% of the total iodine is stored in the thyroid gland.
The Iodine level in blood is 5–10 μg/dl.
Goitrogens are seen in cassava, maize, millet, bamboo shoots, sweet potatoes and beans.
Cabbage and tapioca contain thiocyanate, which inhibitsiodine uptake by thyroid.
Mustard seed contains thiourea, which inhibits iodination of thyroglobulin.
The only biological role of iodine is in formation of thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4) and tri-iodo thyronine (T3).
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