Metabolism of iron
Metabolism of iron. Alice Skoumalová. Iron in an organism: total 3-4 g (2,5 g in hemoglobin) heme, ferritin, transferrin two oxidation states: Fe 2+ , Fe 3+ Function: 1. Heme iron: hemoglobin, myoglobin, cytochrom-c oxidase, catalase 2. Non-heme iron:
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