After total dose infusion of iron dextran to 14 pregnant women the saturation of transferrin and the concentration of ferritin were increased in the cord blood at birth, compared with untreated cases. These changes suggest that the fetal iron stores may be increased by such treatment.

It was most unfortunate that, because of the minimal risk of producing a tumour at the site of injection, the use of intramuscular iron-dextran complex, used for some time as an effective prophylactic against late anaemia of prematurity, had to be discontinued. A single injection had a long term effect and avoided the need for daily oral iron. Thus it became necessary to determine if oral treat...

The Biwabik Iron Formation is a approximately 1.9 billion year-old sequence of iron-rich sedimentary rocks that was metamorphosed at its eastern-most extent by approximately 1.1 billion year-old intrusions of the Duluth Complex. The metamorphic recrystallization of iron-formation locally produced iron-rich amphiboles and other fibrous iron-silicate minerals. The presence of these minerals in ir...

In the absence of base, the reaction of [Fe(II)(TMCS)]PF6 (1, TMCS = 1-(2-mercaptoethyl)-4,8,11-trimethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane) with peracid in methanol at -20 °C did not yield the oxoiron(IV) complex (2, [Fe(IV)(O)(TMCS)]PF6), as previously observed in the presence of strong base (KO(t)Bu). Instead, the addition of 1 equiv of peracid resulted in 50% consumption of 1. The addition ...

In contrast to high spin pyridyl diimine iron(ii) dichloride complexes, analogous bis(amidinato)-N-heterocyclic carbene iron(ii) and iron(iii) complexes demonstrate complex magnetic behaviour. In the solid state, they are best described as intermediate spin complexes at low temperatures that demonstrate gradual spin transitions beginning near or below room temperature. Treating the bis(amidinat...

Legionella pneumophila is a pathogenic bacteria found in biofilms in freshwater. Iron is an essential nutrient for L. pneumophila growth. In this study, complex biofilms were developed using river water spiked with L. pneumophila, and the persistence of L. pneumophila in these complex biofilms was evaluated. In order to study the role of iron in the persistence of L. pneumophila, river water wa...

Solutions of tannic (digallic) acid at concentrations of 5 or 50 parts per million reduce dissolved ferric iron to the ferrous state when the pH is less than 4. In solutions with a pH of 4 or more, a black material containing ferric iron and tannic acid is precipitated. In a solution containing 500 parts per million of tannic acid, a ferrous complex forms at a pH of more than 5. This complex is...

Objective: We aimed to improve the hematological parameters in pregnant women with iron deficiency anemia (IDA) with the use of iron sucrose complex. Methods: We used iron sucrose complex intravenously and assessed its effects on hematological parameters in pregnant anemic women Fifty pregnant women with hemoglobin level of 8gm/dl or lower were given calculated dose of iron sucrose complex intr...

The dominating mechanism for iron delivery to tissues is the internalisation of the transferrin receptor-diferric transferrin complex. Other ways for iron to enter cells exist but do not contribute significantly to the cellular iron homeostasis in humans. Once the complex has been endocytosed, iron is released to the cytosol for further transport inside the cell, for example to the mitochondria...