Comparison of amphibian whole-cell and cell-free activity towards different transferrins.
1. A cell-free preparation from immature-erythrocytes of the bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) was about equally active towards iron bound to homologous, rabbit or human transferrin. 2. In contrast with the cell-free system, whole immature erythrocytes exhibited optimum, intermediate or low uptake of iron from the above and from other transferrins.
D000818:Animals; D002474:Cell-Free System; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D011817:Rabbits; D011892:Rana catesbeiana; D014168:Transferrin / Q000378:metabolism*
D014168:Transferrin; D007501:Iron