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Copper, manganese, and zinc are an essential trio in bone metabolism as cofactors for specific enzymes. Calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, trace elements, and protein are components of bone tissue and are all found in microcrystalline hydroxyapatite (MCHA) in their natural proportions.