Iron in Biochemistry and Medicine

Biochemistry & Medicine

Biochemistry can be defined as the science of the chemical basis of life (Gk bios “life”). The cell is the structural unit of living systems. Thus, biochemistry can also be described as the science of the chemical constituents of living cells and of the reactions and processes they undergo. By this definition, biochemistry encompasses large areas of cell biology, molecular biology, and molecula...

Radioactivation Analysis in Biochemistry and Medicine

L'analyse chimique est un auxiliaire essentie1 de la recherche biochimique. Depuis quelques annees, de nouvelles techniques d'analyse telles que l'emploi des traceurs radioactifs, I'echange d'ions et la chromatographie donnent de bons resultats. L'analyse par radioactivation deja appliquee avec succes-e-quoique de maniere assez restreinte-en biochimie humaine et animale, est probablement appele...

Biochemistry in Relation to Modern Medicine.

Iron and transfusion medicine.

Blood bankers have focused their energy to secure blood transfusion, and only recently have studies been published on the effect of blood donation on iron metabolism. In many facilities, hemoglobin measurement is only performed just before or even during blood donation, but the determination of iron stores is largely ignored. The 2013 paradox of transfusion medicine is due to the fact that bloo...

Transferrin: From Inorganic Biochemistry to Medicine

Transferrin is one of the key proteins of iron metabolism in mammalians. It is responsible for the transfer of the essential iron(III) ions through the biological fluids from absorption to storage and utilization sites. Moreover, transferrin is involved in the metabolism of other metal ions that are either trace or toxic elements. In recent years the crystal structure of transferrin has been so...