Catalysis of iron core formation in Escherichia coli bacterioferritin
Iron is an essential element for almost all life, so iron homeostasis is an important concern for most living organisms. The chemical properties of iron as represented by the low aqueous solubility of ferric iron and the toxicity of hydroxyl radicals it can produce by means of the Fenton reaction ma...
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University of British Columbia
2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/13707 |