Explore: Siderophore

Siderophores (Greek: "iron carrier") are small, high-affinity iron-chelating compounds that are secreted by microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi.

the siderophore biosynthesis pathway, proved siderophore-mediated iron uptake to be essential for virulence. Mutation of the downstream siderophore biosynthesis

cephalosporins, cephalosporin-beta-lactamase-inhibitor combinations, and new siderophore cephalosporins. Ceftazidime (3rd generation) Cefepime (4th generation)

side chain further enhances its β-lactamase stability and renders it a siderophore. This means it enters into bacterial cells by binding to iron, which

water it is used as a shuttle solution for the CAS assay to test for siderophore. Salicylic acid Sulfosalicylic acid Archived 2008-06-19 at the Wayback

of iron, P. aeruginosa uses siderophores, which are secreted molecules that bind and transport iron. These iron-siderophore complexes, however, are not

It feeds on the heme of blood protein haemoglobin using two secretory siderophore proteins, IsdX1 and IsdX2. Untreated B. anthracis infection is usually

that can prevent iron acquisition by pathogenic bacteria by binding siderophores, which are iron-binding chelators made by microorganisms. Iron serves

fluorescent yellow-green siderophore under iron-limiting conditions. Certain Pseudomonas species may also produce additional types of siderophore, such as pyocyanin

sequestering iron-containing siderophores. Lipocalin-2 binds, next to bacterial siderophores, also to the mammalian siderophore 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid