"Volume 35 covers the biological cycling of iron in oceans; the transport of iron in microorganisms, fungi, and plants; the roles and properties of siderophores; the regulation of iron transport and uptake in animals, plants, and microorganisms, and more. "
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Höhe: 229 mm
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978-0-8247-9984-7 (9780824799847)
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Herausgeber*in
University of Basel, Switzerland
University of Basel, Switzerland
Biological cycling of iron in the sea; microbial iron transport - iron acquisition by pathogenic microorganisms; bacterial iron transport - mechanisms, genetics and regulation; molecular biology of iron transport in fungi; soil microorganisms and iron uptake by higher plants; iron transport in gaminaceous plants; the coordination chemistry of siderophores - thermodynamics and kinetics of iron chelation and release; biomimetic siderophores - from structural probes to diagnostic tools; the physical chemistry of bacterial outer-membrane siderophore receptor proteins; the iron responsive element (IRE) family of mRNA regulators; structure and structure-function relationships in the ferritins; ferritin - uptake, storage and release of iron; ferritin - its mineralization; iron storage and ferritin in plants; transferrin, the transferring receptor and the uptake of iron by cells; iron homeostasis; the role of other metals in iron transport; iron chelators for clinical use.
