*Edited by Marwa Zakaria and Tamer Hassan*

Iron is an essential element for numerous fundamental biologic processes. Ironcontaining proteins are required for vital cellular and organismal functions including oxygen transport, mitochondrial respiration, intermediary and xenobiotic metabolism, nucleic acid replication and repair, host defense, and cell signaling. However, excess iron is toxic. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the essential role of iron in biology, the regulation of systemic and cellular iron homeostasis, and how imbalances in iron homeostasis contribute to disease.

*Miroslav Blumenberg, Biochemistry Series Editor*

ISBN 978-1-83962-997-6

Iron Metabolism - A Double-Edged Sword

ISSN 2632-0983

Published in London, UK © 2022 IntechOpen © monsitj / iStock

## IntechOpen Series Biochemistry, Volume 37
