Comparative study of the iron cores in human liver ferritin, its pharmaceutical models and ferritin in chicken liver and spleen tissues using Mössbauer spectroscopy with a high velocity resolution

Application of Mössbauer spectroscopy with a high velocity resolution (4096 channels) for comparative analysis of iron cores in a human liver ferritin and its pharmaceutically important models Imferon, Maltofer® and Ferrum Lek as well as in iron storage proteins in chicken liver and spleen tissues allowed to reveal small variations in the 57Fe hyperfine parameters related to differences in the iron core structure. Moreover, it was shown that the best fit of Mössbauer spectra of these samples required different number of components. The latter may indicate that the real iron core structure is more complex than that following from a simple core–shell model. The effect of different living conditions and age on the iron core in chicken liver was also considered.

Graphical abstractFigure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slideHighlights► Mössbauer spectroscopy with a high velocity resolution. ► Iron core structure. ► Ferritin, Imferon, Maltofer® and Ferrum Lek. ► Chicken liver and spleen.