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Ferritin vs Phytoferritin - What's the difference?

ferritin | phytoferritin |

As nouns the difference between ferritin and phytoferritin

is that ferritin is any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits while phytoferritin is an iron-protein complex found in plant chloroplasts; it is the plant version of ferritin.

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

    phytoferritin

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biochemistry) An iron-protein complex found in plant chloroplasts; it is the plant version of ferritin