title: Iron and citric acid: a fuzzy chemistry of ubiquitous biological relevance.
abstract: This paper briefly presents a review concerning the species which can arise when iron salts and citric acid are mixed together. The data commented on are required for a correct interpretation of the chemical processes which play a paramount role in biology and in the biological studies involving iron-citrate complexes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie Biomimétique, LEDSS, UMR CNRS 5616, Université J. Fourier, Grenoble, France. Jean-Louis.Pierre@ujf-grenoble.fr
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pierre
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gautier-Luneau
mesh_terms: D002951:Citrates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D019343:Citric Acid / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009952:Ornithine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D017262:Siderophores / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002951:Citrates; D005290:Ferric Compounds; D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D017262:Siderophores; C063851:staphyloferrin A; C087496:rhizoferrin; D019343:Citric Acid; C016600:ferrous citrate; D007501:Iron; D009952:Ornithine