A knowledge of the stability of iron complexes in hydrothermal solutions is important for quantitative interpretation of the chemical behaviour of iron in hydrothermal systems. It is generally accepted that iron is predominantly transported as Fe(II) species in reduced acid fluids whereas Fe(III) hydroxy complexes become also important in reduced alkaline solutions. Previous studies on iron tra...

A conserved iron-binding site, the ferroxidase center, regulates the vital iron storage role of the ubiquitous protein ferritin in iron metabolism. It is commonly thought that two Fe(II) simultaneously bind the ferroxidase center and that the oxidized Fe(III)-O(H)-Fe(III) product spontaneously enters the cavity of ferritin as a unit. In contrast, in some bacterioferritins and in archaeal ferrit...

BACKGROUND Low iron absorption from important staple foods may contribute to iron deficiency in developing countries. To date, few studies have examined the iron bioavailability of pulse crops as commonly prepared and consumed by humans. OBJECTIVE The objectives were to characterize the iron absorption from a test meal of intrinsically labeled (57)Fe lentils prepared as dal, to compare the bi...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the effect of combined calcium and iron versus single iron supplementation on iron status in Bolivian schoolchildren. METHODS Children ages 6 to 10 y old (N = 195), were randomly assigned to receive either 700 mg Ca (as calcium carbonate) plus 30 mg Fe (as ferrous sulfate) (Ca + Fe group) or 30 mg Fe (as ferrous sulfate) (Fe group). The doses w...

Gene duplication is an important evolutionary mechanism and no eukaryote has more duplicated gene families than the parasitic protist Trichomonas vaginalis. Iron is an essential nutrient for Trichomonas and plays a pivotal role in the establishment of infection, proliferation, and virulence. To gain insight into the role of iron in T. vaginalis gene expression and genome evolution, we screened ...

INTRODUCTION The presented study was designed to investigate the associations between iron level in seminal plasma and levels of the parameters of oxidative stress and antioxidant defence system and selected cytokines in the seminal plasma of fertile males. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study population consisted of 65 fertile male volunteers from the southern region of Poland. Based on the media...

In this study, a pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of phosphate (PO4 (3-)) addition on iron (Fe) cycling in mangrove ecosystem. Kandelia obovata (S. L.), one of the dominant mangrove species in the southeast of China, was cultivated in rhizoboxes under three different levels of P concentrations. Results showed the solid-phase Fe distribution and Fe(II)/Fe(III) values in both t...

Aerobic organisms are faced with a dilemma. Environmental iron is found primarily in the relatively inert Fe(III) form, whereas the more metabolically active ferrous form is a strong pro-oxidant. This conundrum is solved by the redox cycling of iron between Fe(III) and Fe(II) at every step in the iron metabolic pathway. As a transition metal ion, iron can be "metabolized" only by this redox cyc...

objective high concentration of iron and other trace elements could restrict bacterial growth and modify their metabolic pattern as well. however, this study aimed to find out the influence of iron, chromium, cadmium and synergism or antagonism between these elements on the growth of a gram positive bacterium. materials and methods in a series of experiments, bucillus cereus was cultured in a n...

mono and bis hexamethylenetetramine iron(iii) chloride, fe(n c ,h ) ci (i) and fe(n c ,h ) cl (ii) were synthesized by the reaction of iron(iii) chloride and hexamethylenetetramine (hmta) in chloroform. chemical analysis and spectral results show the coordination of hmta to the iron(iii). electronic transition spectra of compound i and i1 were also studied in coordinating and noncoordinating so...