Review Article

The Oxidative Function of Diferric Transferrin

Table 2

Effect of diferric transferrin on the rate of iron reduction with ferric ammonium citrate (FAC) by SV403T3 cells. Assay with differic transferrin Fe2Tf tested for presence of adventious iron. Data from reference [31].

Micromolar additionsRate of iron reduction (FeBPS formation) n mole mm−1 cells × 10−6

FAC 7.50.4
Fe2Tf 280.6
FAC + Fe2Tf1.9