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A ferric-chelate reductase for iron uptake from soils.
Nature - 25 Feb 1999
Robinson N J, Procter C M, Connolly E L, Guerinot M L
Abstract excerpt
Iron deficiency afflicts more than three billion people worldwide, and plants are the principal source of iron in most diets. Low availability of iron often limits plant growth because iron forms insoluble ferric oxides, leaving only a small, organically complexed fraction in soil solutions. The enzyme ferric-chelate reductase is required for most plants to acquire soluble iron. Here we report the isolation of...
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