Number of Zinc atoms per infected human erythrocyte containing a schizont-stage parasite
| Value | 4.2e+7 atoms/cell Range: Table - link atoms/cell |
|---|---|
| Organism | Plasmodium falciparum |
| Reference | Marvin RG et al., Fluxes in "free" and total zinc are essential for progression of intraerythrocytic stages of Plasmodium falciparum. Chem Biol. 2012 Jun 22 19(6):731-41. doi: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2012.04.013. p.732 right column top paragraph and supplementary table S1PubMed ID22726687 |
| Method | "[Researchers] apply submicron resolution X-ray fluorescence microprobe (XFM) microscopy, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), and zinc-specific fluorescent probes in order to interrogate, in a quantitative manner, the role of fluxes in essential metal ion concentrations within a single infected cell." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 108836 |