Metabolism is one of the strongest drivers of interkingdom interactions—including those
between microorganisms and their multicellular hosts. Traditionally thought to fuel energy …

Iron is abundantly present on earth, essential for most microorganisms and crucial for
human health. Human iron deficiency that is nevertheless highly prevalent in developing …

Iron is an essential nutrient for bacterial growth, replication, and metabolism. Humans store
iron bound to various proteins such as hemoglobin, haptoglobin, transferrin, ferritin, and …

Acinetobacter baumannii is an emerging pathogen that poses a global health threat due to a
lack of therapeutic options for treating drug-resistant strains. In addition to acquiring …

Iron is necessary for the survival of almost all aerobic organisms. In the mammalian host,
iron is a required cofactor for the assembly of functional iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster proteins …

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

Iron is an essential element for Vibrio spp., but the acquisition of iron is complicated by its
tendency to form insoluble ferric complexes in nature and its association with high-affinity …

Covering: 2005 to August, 2023 Polyamine-containing natural products (NPs) have been
isolated from a wide range of terrestrial and marine organisms and most of them exhibit …

Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), an essential component of the
antimicrobial innate immune system, is present in neutrophils and multiple other tissues. It …

The doom and gloom of antibiotic resistance dominates public perception of this drug class.
Many believe the world has entered the post-antibiotic era. Classic and modern approaches …