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Vanadium biochemistry: The unknown role of vanadium-containing cells in ascidians (sea squirts)

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This article reviews several new developments in vanadium biochemistry, as elucidated from studies of ascidians. A hypothesis correlating ascidian blood cell function to anaerobiosis, via two prominent redox constituents, namely vanadium(III) and the tunichromes, a family of metal ion complexing/reducing hydroquinonoid peptides, is presented.

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Smith, M.J. Vanadium biochemistry: The unknown role of vanadium-containing cells in ascidians (sea squirts). Experientia 45, 452–457 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01952027

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