
Low-molecular-weight compounds produced by microorganisms that aid in the transport and sequestration of ferric iron. (the encyclopedia of molecular biology, 1994) ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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Natural iron-binding compounds that chelate ferric ions (which form insoluble colloidal hydroxides at neutral pH and are then inaccessible) and are then taken up together with the metal ion. See sideramines.
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