Ferrous gluconate (Standard)

Ferrous gluconate (Standard) is the analytical standard of Ferrous gluconate. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Ferrous gluconate is a highly water-soluble iron-containing agent with high bioavailability and bactericidal activity. As a non-heme iron, Ferrous gluconate is used for meat product fortification and improvement of iron deficiency anemia. Ferrous gluconate induces ferroptosis in E. coli through Fe²⁺ infiltration, reactive oxygen species burst, lipid peroxidation and direct interaction with DNA. Ferrous gluconate also downregulates the SOS responsive transcriptional repressor LexA. In addition, Ferrous gluconate regulates multiple key pathways in E. coli such as fatty acid metabolism, iron-sulfur cluster assembly and pyruvate metabolism, and is applied in studies related to *E. coli* infection and iron deficiency anemia.