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. 1996 Aug 15;318(Pt 1):25–27. doi: 10.1042/bj3180025

The chemical mechanism of beta-haematin formation studied by Mössbauer spectroscopy.

P A Adams 1, T J Egan 1, D C Ross 1, J Silver 1, P J Marsh 1
PMCID: PMC1217583  PMID: 8761447

Abstract

Spontaneous formation of beta-haematin (malaria pigment) from haematin in acetate solution follows pseudo-zero-order and not autocatalytic kinetics. Acetate appears to facilitate the reaction by solubilizing the haematin and acting as a phase-transfer catalyst, a role which, in vivo, could be fulfilled by carboxylic acids or amino acids.

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