Structured Summary
Abstract
A metallic element with atomic symbol Fe, atomic number 26, and atomic weight 55.85. It is an essential constituent of HEMOGLOBINS; CYTOCHROMES; and IRON-BINDING PROTEINS. It plays a role in cellular redox reactions and in the transport of OXYGEN.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- Fe
- Molecular Weight
- 55.84 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 7439-89-6
- IUPAC Name
- iron
- InChIKey
- XEEYBQQBJWHFJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- [Fe]
- MeSH Unique ID
- D007501
- Source
- PubChem CID 23925
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Synonyms
2 entry terms
- Iron-56
- Iron 56
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23 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
Fe(II) = FERROUS COMPOUNDS, Fe(III) = FERRIC COMPOUNDS; /defic: use IRON DEFICIENCIES; ANEMIA, IRON DEFICIENCY is also available; pneumoconiosis caused by iron particles = SIDEROSIS; /metab: consider also IRON OVERLOAD; metabolic disorders = IRON METABOLISM DISORDERS
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History Note
/metabolism was IRON METABOLISM 1963-65
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Iron. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007501. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007501
- Iron. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron
- Iron. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q677
- Iron. In: PubChem Compound. CID 23925. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/23925