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1. ferritins
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.

'ferritins' - Nearby Entries
ferric compounds ferrichrome ferricyanides ferritins ferrochelatase ferrocyanides ferrosoferric oxide

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