Iron uptake, transport and storage in marine brown algae

Biometals. 2023 Mar 17. doi: 10.1007/s10534-023-00489-7. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIron is a vital although biologically inaccessible trace nutrient for nearly all forms of life but "free" iron can be deleterious to cells and thus iron uptake and storage must be carefully controlled. The marine environment is particularly iron poor making mechanisms for its uptake and storage even more imperative. In this brief review we explore the known and potential iron uptake and storage pathways for the biologically and economically important marine brown macroalgae (seaweeds/kelps).PMID:36930341 | DOI:10.1007/s10534-023-00489-7
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