Svensk definition
Ett järnhaltigt proteinkomplex som utgörs av en förening av trevärt järn och proteinet apoferritin.
Ferritins
Ferritiner
Engelsk definition
Iron-containing proteins that are widely distributed in animals, plants, and microorganisms. Their major function is to store IRON in a nontoxic bioavailable form. Each ferritin molecule consists of ferric iron in a hollow protein shell (APOFERRITINS) made of 24 subunits of various sequences depending on the species and tissue types.
Svenska synonymer
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Engelska synonymer
Ferritin — Isoferritin — Basic Isoferritin — Isoferritin, Basic