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Results 1 - 10 of 17 for Iron compounds
  1. ... Piga A, Camaschella C. Microcytic anemia and hepatic iron overload in a child with compound heterozygous mutations in DMT1 (SCL11A2). Blood. 2006 Jan ...
  2. ... molecule called heme. Heme is a component of iron-containing proteins called hemoproteins, including hemoglobin (the protein that carries oxygen in the blood). A blockage in heme production allows other compounds called porphyrins to build up to toxic levels ...
  3. ... production of coenzyme A and allows potentially harmful compounds to build up in the brain. This buildup leads to swelling and tissue damage, and allows iron to accumulate abnormally in certain parts of the ...
  4. ... of coenzyme A is disrupted and potentially harmful compounds can build up in the brain. This buildup leads to swelling, tissue damage, and an abnormal accumulation of iron in certain areas of the brain. Researchers are ...
  5. ... and liver. Heme is an essential component of iron-containing proteins called ... called hydroxymethylbilane. In subsequent steps, five other enzymes ...
  6. ... liver. Heme is an essential component of several iron-containing proteins ... a compound called porphobilinogen. In subsequent steps, four molecules of ...
  7. ... 50 percent throughout the body. As a result, compounds called porphyrins build up ... hormones, excess iron, and hepatitis C or HIV infections, leads to ...
  8. ... citric acid cycle, the SDH enzyme converts a compound called succinate to another compound called fumarate. Negatively charged particles called electrons are ...
  9. ... step in this process, the formation of a compound called delta-aminolevulinic acid (ALA). In subsequent steps, seven other enzymes produce and modify compounds that ultimately lead to heme. At least two ...
  10. ... to develop.A shortage of functional ferrochelatase allows compounds called porphyrins to build up in developing red blood cells. These compounds are formed during the normal process of heme ...
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