What Enzyme Is Responsible for Reducing Ferric Iron to the Ferrous

question 6

Multiple Choice

What enzyme is responsible for reducing ferric iron to the ferrous state at the enterocyte brush border?

• A) Apoferritin
• B) DcytB
• C) Ferritin
• D) Transferrin

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