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Possible Interaction: Cimetidine and Iron, Dietary

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Iron, Dietary

Research Papers that Mention the Interaction

Cimetidine has a structure that would suggest strong binding to iron ions.
Digestive Diseases and Sciences  •  2005  |  View Paper
The results imply that cimetidine provides a neuroprotective effect by binding to iron and copper, thus making them unavailable for free radical production.
The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology  •  2002  |  View Paper
Moreover, the imidazole ring and cyanoguanidine group of cimetidine may play an important role in inhibition by binding to Fe in heme group and glutamic acid 51 residue on the enzyme, respectively.
Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology  •  2014  |  View Paper
Only cimetidine can apparently bind and inactivate iron , which further emphasizes its antioxidant capacity.
European journal of clinical investigation  •  1994  |  View Paper