Molecular Prosthetic: Iron Transport (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Molecular Prosthetic: Iron Transport

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The small molecule hinokitiol transports iron across cell membranes where transport proteins are missing.

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Graphic by Julie McMahon and Liz Ahlberg Touchstone, University of Illinois

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Credit Julie McMahon and Liz Ahlberg Touchstone, University of Illinois

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