| Literature DB >> 8761447 |
P A Adams1, T J Egan, D C Ross, J Silver, P J Marsh.
Abstract
Spontaneous formation of beta-haematin (malaria pigment) from haematin in acetate solution follows pseudo-zero-order and not autocatalytic kinetics. Acetate appears to facilitate the reaction by solubilizing the haematin and acting as a phase-transfer catalyst, a role which, in vivo, could be fulfilled by carboxylic acids or amino acids.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8761447 PMCID: PMC1217583 DOI: 10.1042/bj3180025
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857