indium is a heavy metal belonging to group iiia. it is believed that indium may interfere with iron metabolism from the sites of absorption, transportation, utilization and storage in the cells. the present investigation was established to study and compare the binding of iron and indium to human apo-transferrin (apo-tf). pure human apo-tf was used and the binding activity of iron and indium, a...

Indium is a heavy metal belonging to group IIIa. It is used as a radioimaging and chemotherapeutic agent in diagnosis and also in the treatment of cancers. It is believed that indium may interfere with iron metabolism and reduce cell growth in cancer tissue. The present report was established to study the binding of iron and indium to apo-transferrin (apo-tf) and to identify amino acids involv...