Polyphosphate Functions In Vivo as an Iron Chelator and Fenton Reaction Inhibitor
How do organisms deal with free iron? On the one hand, iron is an essential metal that plays crucial structural and functional roles in many organisms. On the other hand, free iron is extremely toxic, particularly under aerobic conditions, where iron rapidly undergoes the Fenton reaction and produce...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2020-07-01
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| Series: | mBio |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01017-20 |