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Iron is indispensable for life
Iron is the fourth most abundant element in the world. It is

represented by the letters ‘Fe’ in the periodic table and its atomic
number is 26. It is absolutely necessary for life and is used in var-
ious biologic processes from respiration, photosynthesis, nitro-
gen binding, regulation of gene control in the DNA synthesis. 78

However, as the iron carries out these vital functions, it has to be
taken to its place of duty in a very careful manner. Because free
iron ions are very active atoms and can start undesired chemical
reactions, which would be very dangerous for the cell. We can

compare the free iron ions to grenades ready to explode because
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iron ions cause aggressive molecules to form in the cell. These
aggressive molecules attack cellular structures like DNA, RNA,
proteins and membrane structures and might fatally damage
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them. However, despite the fact that we live with countless

Miraculous molecule: Iron