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

• Ngā kaituhi matua: Iqbal eHamza (Author), Tamara eKorolnek (Author)
• Hōputu: Pukapuka
• I whakaputaina: Frontiers Media S.A., 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ngā marau: 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...