Mineralization in ferritin: An efficient means of iron storage

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 182-194

  Chasteen, N Dennis ^a   Harrison, Pauline M ^b  

^a Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ferrihydrite; Ferritin; Ferritin structures; Iron core; Iron mineralization; Iron storage

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; IRON STORAGE; MINERALIZATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033617958     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1999.4118     Document Type: Article

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