Iron (Fe) is an essential micronutrient for marine organisms, and it is now well established
that low Fe availability controls phytoplankton productivity, community structure, and …

High-affinity iron acquisition is mediated by siderophore-dependent pathways in the majority
of pathogenic and nonpathogenic bacteria and fungi. Considerable progress has been …

The vast majority of bacteria require iron for growth. 1, 2 Iron is an essential element
required for key biological processes, including amino acid synthesis, oxygen transport …

In this mini-review we describe selected aspects of the coordination chemistry relevant to
siderophore mediated iron transport and bioavailability. Specific emphasis is placed on a …

The majority of the 500 or so naturally occurring amino acids known today were discovered
during the last 30 years, for example during the search for new antibiotics in the culture …

Siderophores are low molecular weight, high affinity iron chelating molecules that are
essential virulence factors in many Gram-negative bacterial pathogens. Whereas the …

Most of the iron in a mammalian body is complexed with various proteins. Moreover, in
response to infection, iron availability is reduced in both extracellular and intracellular …

Although metals are essential for the molecular machineries of life, systematic methods for
discovering metal–small molecule complexes from biological samples are limited. Here, we …

In 1911, two scientists discovered that all mycobacteria needed an" essential substance"
that was vital to their growth 1~. Almost forty years later the growth factor was isolated by the …

Siderophores are secondary metabolites produced by different organisms in order to
scavenge iron from their surrounding environment making this essential element available …