The structural mechanism for iron uptake and release by transferrins

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1328-1336

  Hirose, Masaaki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Iron uptake and release; Lactoferrin; Ovotransferrin; Structural mechanism; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

DISULFIDE; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DISULFIDES; HUMANS; IRON; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0034222359     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.64.1328     Document Type: Article

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