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. 2008 Sep 12;74(21):6746–6755. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01454-08

TABLE 3.

Redox potentials for Fe(III) aqueous complex speciesa

Reaction Log K (I = 0)b E0 (V) E (V)
Overall redox reactions
    Fe(III)-(citrate2)3− + e → Fe(II)-citrate + citrate3− −0.23 −0.014 0.212
    Fe(III)OH-NTA + e + H+ → Fe(II)-NTA + H2O 9.93 0.587 0.174
    Fe(III)-EDTA + e → Fe(II)-EDTA2− 0.35 0.080 0.080
Electron transfer reactions
    Fe(III)-(citrate2)3− + e → Fe(II)-(citrate2)4− 1.68 0.099 0.099
    Fe(III)OH-NTA + e → Fe(II)OH-NTA2− 0.82 0.049 0.049
    Fe(III)-EDTA + e → Fe(II)-EDTA2− 1.35 0.080 0.080
a

The standard redox potential (E0) was calculated from log K, and E is the redox potential under experimental condition.

b

I, ionic strength of the solution.