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Chaperones

Soluble intracellular proteins that bind and deliver minerals or vitamins to specific intracellular locations.

Carrier proteins that ferry reactive ligands (e.g., copper, iron) within cells to prevent oxidative damage and ensure correct delivery to target metalloenzymes or storage proteins.

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  • Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, 8th ed. (Gropper) — Glossary

    Carrier proteins that ferry reactive ligands (e.g., copper, iron) within cells to prevent oxidative damage and ensure correct delivery to target metalloenzymes or storage proteins.

Related terms

Chelators, Transport proteins