Description
A shell of 24 protein subunits (apoferritin) and a core Fe 3+ ions with a peptide MW of 440 kDa. Review of the ferritin-like superfamily of iron-storage proteins, virtually ubiquitous in life on earth.Application:Ferritin from equine spleen has been used:①in mycobacterial growth assay;②in size-exclusion chromatography;③in labeling of macrophage cells;④as a reference standard in muon spin spectroscopy