Production of iron nanoparticles using e. coli for mri contrast agent

• Main Author: Chan, Jian Xiong.
• Other Authors: Lim Sierin
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Biotechnology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/38892
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Ferritins are known to be essential iron storage and detoxification proteins found in organisms. Ferritin found in archaeon Archaeoglobus fulgidus (AfFtn), has a distinct structure compared to normal ferritin, due to the presence of four large pores of 45 Å in diameter each. These proteins are fully...