Inorganic iron substances of known chemical structure have been tested for their ability to function as the X factor in the growth of bacteria of the hemophilic, anaerobic) and hemorrhagic septicemia groups.
Each iron compound possessing this biocatalytic activity showed oxygen-absorbing and peroxidase properties.
The interrelation of these mechanisms is discussed.
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Copyright, 1925, by The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research New York
1925
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