Siderophores are generally considered to be microbial chelating compounds secreted by
bacteria to facilitate uptake of iron (III). Certain siderophores, however, have a high affinity …

Iron is one of the highly abundant elements on the earth's crust, an essential micronutrient
for a majority of life forms, and exists in two frequent oxidation states such as ferrous (Fe2+) …

Siderophores are chelators with extremely strong affinity for ferric iron and are best known
for their capacity to feed microorganisms with this metal. Despite their preference for iron …

Microbial iron bioavailability is largely determined by the coordination chemistry associated
with the siderophores, a class of organic compounds which have a high and specific …

Conspectus This Account focuses on the coordination chemistry of the microbial iron
chelators called siderophores. The initial research (early 1970s) focused on simple analogs …

The present handbook seeks to bring into one book theoretical and practical information on
the various aspects of microbial iron chelates which are now collectively called …

Growth promotion was tested using M. smegmatis wild type strain, an exochelin-deficient
mutant, and M. fortuitum employing a broad variety of xenosiderophores including …

Iron is an essential element for almost all forms of life. In an aerobic environment, iron in
aqueous solution exists in the form of Fe (H 2 O) 6 3+ and precipitates as an oxide …

Covering: up to 2019 Siderophores are natural products which have attracted interest due to
their ability to bind metal ions with high affinities. This review considers the complex …

Metal requirements by microorganisms, plants, and animals, and hence the need for uptake
mechanisms, have long been recognized. Many microorganisms produce specific …