Ferrichrome is a cyclic hexa-peptide that forms a complex with iron atoms. It is a siderophore composed of three glycine and three modified ornithine residues with hydroxamate groups [-N(OH)C(=O)C-]. The 6 oxygen atoms from the three hydroxamate groups bind Fe(III) in near perfect octahedral coordination. Ferrichrome was first isolated in 1952, ha...
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Ligands for iron binding secreted by microorganisms to sequester and transport iron. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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