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From: Ulrike Salzner <salzner@gunser.fen.bilkent.edu.tr>
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There was a paper about the involvement of Al3+ in Alzheimer's desease 
some time ago in Accounts of Chemical Research. I could not find the 
reference quickly, but I am sure it is no more than 5 years old. Take a look.
Uli Salzner

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On Wed, 24 Feb 1999, chaudash@aston.ac.uk wrote:

> Hello ccl'ers,
> A while back I wrote asking if anyone knew of any biological 
> role for aluminium. To my knowledge there is no known relevance of 
> this metal in biological sytems.  However I did receive a reply, 
> where someone mentioned that aluminium plays a part in alcohol 
> dehydrogenase.  I have looked extensively to find out more to no 
> avail.  I would be most grateful for any input.
> Many thanks for your time
> 
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