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Siderophores  

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Entry terms

  • Siderochromes
  • Siderophore

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  • Low-molecular-weight compounds produced by microorganisms that aid in the transport and sequestration of ferric iron. (The Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology, 1994)

History note

  • 93; was SIDEROCHROMES (NM) 1972-92

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