Transferrins, the mechanism of iron release by ovotransferrin
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- 1 August 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in European Journal of Biochemistry
- Vol. 263 (3) , 912-920
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00596.x
Abstract
Iron release from ovotransferrin in acidic media (3 < pH < 6) occurs in at least six kinetic steps. The first is a very fast (≤ 5 ms) decarbonation of the iron‐loaded protein. Iron release from both ...Keywords
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