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Ferritin vs Bacterioferritin - What's the difference?

ferritin | bacterioferritin |

In protein terms the difference between ferritin and bacterioferritin

is that ferritin is any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits while bacterioferritin is an oligomeric protein, similar to ferritin, found in various bacteria.

ferritin

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia ferritin)
  • (protein) Any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits.

    • Derived terms

    * ferritinic

    bacterioferritin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia bacterioferritin) (en noun)
  • (protein) An oligomeric protein, similar to ferritin, found in various bacteria