Tissue Iron and an Overview on Nonheme Iron Biochemistry

Bezkorovainy, Anatoly

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“…Even more serious is the chronic accumulation of iron in vital organs, which leads to cirrhosis of the liver, diabetes, and congestive heart failure. And recent research suggests that even when no excess deposition of the metal is evident, iron overload may play a role in precipitating heart disease (5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10).…”

Section: Chemistry Everyday For Everyonementioning

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“…Iron balance, therefore, is maintained by adjusting the amount of iron absorbed. A healthy individual displays remarkable latitude in this respect; depending on the body's needs and the content of the foods, the percentage of iron absorbed ranges from less than 1% to 30%-or even higher in individuals whose iron stores have been depleted (6,22,23).…”

Section: Iron Balance In the Human Bodymentioning

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“…On the other hand, bran is a major inhibitor of nonheme iron absorption because of its phytate content. Tea and coffee are also potent inhibitors because of their polyphenols (6,22,24).…”

Section: Iron Balance In the Human Bodymentioning

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Iron as Nutrient and Poison

Senozan

Christiano

1997

J. Chem. Educ.

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Iron containing compounds of the body and the ingestion and elimination of iron are discussed. The function and transport of this metal among different sites and substances of the body are emphasized. Biochemical defects and nutritional habits that lead to excessive accumulation of iron and some unexpected consequences of this accumulation are described. Recent work implicate iron, even when its levels are only moderately elevated, in the onset of cardiovascular illness.

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Iron as Nutrient and Poison

Senozan

Christiano

1997

J. Chem. Educ.

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Mechanism of iron reduction by roots of Phaseolus vulgaris L.

Sijmons

Bienfait

1984

Journal of Plant Nutrition

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Adaptation and multiplication of bacteria in host tissues

Griffiths

1983

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B

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The multiplication of bacteria in the largely undefined and changing environment of host tissues is an essential feature of any infection. Bacterial behaviour is determined both by genetic structures and also by the environment. Little is known about the effect that host factors may have on invading bacteria nor about the way in which alterations in bacterial properties aid proliferation in vivo . Recently our understanding of one feature of this environm ent and of the way in which pathogenic bacteria adapt to it has increased considerably. We now know that the amount of iron that might be readily available to bacteria in body fluids is extremely small. This iron-restricted environment induces phenotypic changes both in the metabolism and in the composition of the outer membrane of bacteria growing in vivo . These and other host-induced changes are now providing a fresh insight into the capability of bacteria to multiply in vivo during infection.

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Tissue Iron and an Overview on Nonheme Iron Biochemistry

Cited by 4 publications

References 27 publications

Iron as Nutrient and Poison

Iron as Nutrient and Poison

Mechanism of iron reduction by roots of Phaseolus vulgaris L.

Adaptation and multiplication of bacteria in host tissues

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