background: ferritin is an iron storage protein, which plays a key role in iron metabolism. measurement of ferritin level in serum is one of the most useful indicators of iron status and also a sensitive measurement of iron deficiency. monoclonal antibodies may be useful as a tool in various aspects of ferritin investigations. in this paper, the production of a murine monoclonal antibody (mab) ...

To estimate the dietary iron requirement of common goldfish, Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758), eight isoproteinous diets containing graded levels of dietary iron (FeSO4.7H2O) ranging 34.27-537.14 mg/kg were fed to triplicate groups of C. auratus fry in glass tanks. The rearing medium was groundwater passed through a reverse osmosis water treatment unit. Fish were fed 3% of their body weight p...

To prevent side effects of excessive accumulation of iron in the body, chelation therapy is recommended in transfusion-dependent patients. The reaction between deferiprone and iron to form a complex red substance can be described as 3 molecules of the chelator, deferiprone, reacting with a molecule of iron. However, the actual mechanism of the deferiprone-iron binding reaction is not well under...

By MARCEL E. CONRAD AND WILLIAM H. CROSBY With the technical assistance of N. R. Benjamin S YDENHAM’S report of the therapeutic effectiveness of iron in chiorotic patients was the basis for the rational use of this agent and its recognition as an essential body constituent and requirement. Subsequently, the demonstration of microcytic and hypochromic red cells led to a method of differentiating...

IN THE LATTER YEARS of the 19th Century when concepts of metabolic balance were beginning to crystalhize, it was discerned that the fate of iron was different from that of most elements. Little iron was lost in the urine, but following the experimental ingestion or injection of large doses of iron, granular deposits giving a Prussian blue reaction appeared in macrophages in the intestinal vilhi...

an experiment was conducted as a split plot based on complete randomized block design with three replications in the fall of 2010 at the farm of lorestan university, khorramabad, iran. four winter wheat cultivars (marvdasht, azar, shiraz and line m-79-7) as the main plot and levels of iron oxide nanoparticles (ion) along with control treatment were the subplot. iron fertilizer spraying was done...

Plant-based foods are rich sources of vitamins and essential micronutrients. For the proper functioning human body their crucial role, trace minerals (iron, zinc, magnesium, manganese, etc.) required in appropriate amounts. Cereals pulses chief these minerals. Despite minerals, adequate consumption plant cannot fulfill body’s total nutrient requirement. Plant also contain ample amounts anti-nut...

A plasma membrane iron reductase, required for cellular iron acquisition by Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and the human phagocytic NADPH oxidase, implicated in cellular defense, contain low potential plasma membrane b cytochromes that share elements of structure and function. Four critical histidine residues in the FRE1 protein of the iron reductase were identified by site-directed mutagenesis. Ind...

Pure iron has been considered as a promising candidate for biodegradable implant applications. However, a faster degradation rate of pure iron is needed to meet the clinical requirement. In this work, metal vapor vacuum arc technology was adopted to implant zinc ions into the surface of pure iron. Results showed that the implantation depth of zinc ions was about 60 nm. The degradation rate of p...