Stilbitara brings together what is scientifically known about magnesium and a single claim on cell division authorized by the European Commission — including its origin, mechanism, and the official wording.
Go to the GlossaryBefore a single cell becomes two, several things happen out of sight, one after another: the genetic material inside the nucleus is copied in full exactly once, the resulting duplicate is packed down into a compact form, and a framework of fine fibers then draws the two copies toward opposite ends of the cell. Only after that does the cell itself split into two separate units.
A doubly positively charged ion that is not itself a building block of that genetic material takes part in several of these steps: magnesium. A scientifically reviewed claim about its contribution to this sequence exists, cleared by the European Commission. This page sets out what that wording rests on – and where its limits lie.
An alkaline earth metal the body needs only in small amounts, but on an ongoing basis through food. In tissue, it occurs almost entirely in bound form – including bound to enzymes involved in copying and packaging the genetic material.
The official sentence itself does not name a single mechanism – it only records the reviewed overall outcome. The next two sections set out, in scientific terms, the specific points where magnesium shows up inside a dividing cell.
Ahead of every division, the cell produces a second, identical version of its entire genetic material. The enzymes that carry this out, DNA polymerases, take up individual building blocks one at a time and link them into a new strand. That linking step depends on a magnesium ion held directly in the enzyme's active center – without this ion, the chemical step does not take place.
At the same time, the cell builds a fine framework of tube-shaped fibers known as the spindle apparatus. Its building blocks, individual tubulin molecules, attach to one another and detach again, driven by the conversion of an energy-rich molecule on their surface. This conversion step, too, only goes through when a magnesium ion sits at the correct spot on the molecule.
The authorized wording names neither DNA polymerase nor tubulin. Both terms outline the state of research that the European Food Safety Authority evaluated before the European Commission added the wording quoted above to its list of authorized claims.
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