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Iron: An Element Well-Fitted for its Task?

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The Biological Chemistry of Iron

Part of the book series: NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series ((ASIC,volume 89))

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The chemistry of iron relevant to biology is described. The role of the protein in modifying this chemistry to accomplish biological tasks is stressed. The special relationship between the chemistry of iron and that of oxygen is emphasised.

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  1. Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford, 0X1 3QR, England

    H. Allen & O. Hill

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  1. Dept. of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

    H. Brian Dunford

  2. Dept. of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

    David Dolphin

  3. Dept. of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, USA

    Kenneth N. Raymond

  4. Dept. of Molecular Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

    Larry Sieker

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Allen, H., Hill, O. (1982). Iron: An Element Well-Fitted for its Task?. In: Dunford, H.B., Dolphin, D., Raymond, K.N., Sieker, L. (eds) The Biological Chemistry of Iron. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 89. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7882-9_1

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