Chemistry for an essential biological process: The reduction of ferric iron

BioMetals

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 341-346

  Pierre, J L ^a   Fontecave, M ^b   Crichton, R R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Iron metabolism; Reductases; Reduction of iron

Indexed keywords

FERRIC ION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL GROUP; OXIDOREDUCTASE; SIDEROPHORE; IRON;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGY; BIOMINERALIZATION; CHELATION; CHEMISTRY; EUKARYOTE; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; POLYMERIZATION; REDUCTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PLANT; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; IRON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANTS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0036887976     PISSN: 09660844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020259021641     Document Type: Article

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