Structural characteristics, multifunctional applications, and research prospects of ferritin: a case study of sturgeon ferritin

Ferritin is a ubiquitous cage-shaped protein found in living organisms. Beyond its fundamental role in iron homeostasis, ferritin demonstrates growing application value in food engineering, nanocarrier systems, and biomedicine, owing to its unique self-assembly properties, exceptional stability, and...

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Main Authors: Nida Maqsood, Zuoliang Tang, Abu Zar Ghafoor, Shuhong Li, Zhiqing Zhang, Anjun Chen, Zhiyong Zou, Man Zhou, Meiliang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1656213/full
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