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Mössbauer spectroscopic and magnetic measurements have been made on a novel magnetic protein produced by the controlled reconstitution of ferritin. The data indicate that the predominant mineral form in the iron-containing cores is maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) rather than magnetite (Fe3O4).
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Pankhurst, Q.A., Betteridge, S., Dickson, D.P.E. et al. Mössbauer spectroscopic and magnetic studies of magnetoferritin. Hyperfine Interact 91, 847–851 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02064617
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