Ferritin: a multifunctional nanoplatform for biological detection, imaging diagnosis, and drug delivery

N Song, J Zhang, J Zhai, J Hong, C Yuan… - Accounts of chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Ferritins are spherical iron storage proteins within cells that are composed of a
combination of 24 subunits of two types, heavy-chain ferritin (HFn) and light-chain ferritin …

Caged noble metals: Encapsulation of a cytotoxic platinum (II)-gold (I) compound within the ferritin nanocage

G Ferraro, G Petruk, L Maiore, F Pane… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The encapsulation of Pt and Au-based anticancer agents within a protein cage is a
promising way to enhance the selectivity of these potential drugs. Here a cytotoxic …