Issue 4, 2019

Key aspects of the iodine metabolism in brown algae: a brief critical review

Abstract

Brown algae include the strongest accumulators of iodine known among living systems. This paper reviews the current state of bioinorganic research in the field, focusing on the models Laminaria digitata, Macrocystis pyrifera and Ectocarpus siliculosus, and covering uptake and efflux, localization and biological significance of storage, as well as marine and atmospheric chemistry of iodine.

Graphical abstract: Key aspects of the iodine metabolism in brown algae: a brief critical review

Article information

Article type
Critical Review
Submitted
08 noy 2018
Accepted
25 fev 2019
First published
25 fev 2019

Metallomics, 2019,11, 756-764

Author version available

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