The Role of GSH in Intracellular Iron Trafficking

The Role of GSH in Intracellular Iron Trafficking

Evidence is reviewed for the role of glutathione in providing a ligand for the cytosolic iron pool. The possibility of histidine and carnosine forming ternary complexes with iron(II)glutathione is discussed and the physiological significance of these interactions considered. The role of carnosine in...

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Main Authors: Robert Hider, Mayra Vera Aviles, Yu-Lin Chen, Gladys Oluyemisi Latunde-Dada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
cytosol
labile iron
glutathione
histidine
carnosine
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/3/1278

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