The chemical mechanism of β-haematin formation studied by Mössbauer spectroscopy
Biochemical Journal, Volume 318, No. 1, Year 1996
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Spontaneous formation of β-haematin (malaria pigment) from haematin in acetate solution follows pseudo-zero-order and not autocatalytic kinetics. Acetate appears to facilitate the reaction by solubilizing the haematin and acting as a phase-transfer catalyst, a role which, in vivo, could be fulfilled by carboxylic acids or amino acids.