Some chemists, including Albert Eschenmoser at the University of Zurich, think that molecules based on the corrin ring system of vitamin B12 could be older in evolutionary terms than the porphyrin - based ring systems
in haem and chlorophyll.
For example, the vinyl groups
in haem, among other things, help to stabilise the iron (II) oxidation state by acting as a repository for the iron's electrons.
Not exact matches
The study also showed that the main activator of artemisinin is
haem, a specific iron - containing compound, either biosynthesised by the parasite at its early developmental ring stage, or derived from haemoglobin digestion
in the later stages.
For instance, to improve drug activation at ring stage, we can explore enhancing the level of
haem biosynthesis
in the parasite.
The drug activation level was found to be much lower
in ring stage parasites, given that artemisinin activation requires
haem, which is of much lower abundance and is biosynthesised by the parasite.
Vitamin B12 is the most complicated of an essential group of bio-pigments which includes
haem, the red pigment
in haemoglobin, and chlorophyll, the green pigment
in plants.
In animals the path from here onwards involves a series of steps eventually leading to haem, while in plants it leads to chlorophyl
In animals the path from here onwards involves a series of steps eventually leading to
haem, while
in plants it leads to chlorophyl
in plants it leads to chlorophyll.
In plants and animals, it leads to chlorophyll and
haem.
«Plant foods also contain non-
haem iron, which some experts believe may be a healthier form of iron than
haem iron, which is found
in meat.»
There are two types of dietary iron:
haem iron (found
in animal foods) and non-
haem iron (found
in plant foods).