Like Iron in the Blood of the People: The Requirement for Heme Trafficking in Iron Metabolism

• मुख्य लेखकों: Iqbal eHamza (लेखक), Tamara eKorolnek (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Frontiers Media S.A., 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Heme is an iron-containing porphyrin ring that serves as a prosthetic group in proteins that function in diverse metabolic pathways. Heme is also a major source of bioavailable iron in the human diet. While the synthesis of heme has been well-characterized, the pathways for heme trafficking remain p...