The chemical mechanism of beta-haematin formation studied by Mossbauer spectroscopy.
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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.
SUBMITTER: Adams PA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1217583 | biostudies-other | 1996 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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