Iron in evolution

FEBS Letters

Volumn 586, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 479-484

  Williams, R J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell; Environment; Evolution; Iron; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

DNA; FERROUS ION; IRON; IRON OXIDE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; OXYGEN; RNA;

ATMOSPHERE; CELL METABOLISM; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EVOLUTION; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; IRON METABOLISM; IRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA SEQUENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYMBIOSIS;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; IRON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROKARYOTIC CELLS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84857915777     PISSN: 00145793     EISSN: 18733468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.05.068     Document Type: Review

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