Amounts of iron, haem and related compounds in Mycobacterium smegmatis grown in various concentrations of iron [proceedings].
1978
K A McCready, and
C Ratledge
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MeSH Term
Description
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D007501
Iron
A metallic element with atomic symbol Fe, atomic number 26, and atomic weight 55.85. It is an essential constituent of HEMOGLOBINS; CYTOCHROMES; and IRON-BINDING PROTEINS. It plays a role in cellular redox reactions and in the transport of OXYGEN.
Iron-56,Iron 56
D009161
Mycobacterium
A genus of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria. Most species are free-living in soil and water, but the major habitat for some is the diseased tissue of warm-blooded hosts.
Mycobacteria
D006418
Heme
The color-furnishing portion of hemoglobin. It is found free in tissues and as the prosthetic group in many hemeproteins.
Ferroprotoporphyrin,Protoheme,Haem,Heme b,Protoheme IX