Chemistry and Biology of Siderophores from Marine Microbes.
Mar Drugs
; 17(10)2019 Sep 29.
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| ID: mdl-31569555
ABSTRACT
Microbial siderophores are multidentate Fe(III) chelators used by microbes during siderophore-mediated assimilation. They possess high affinity and selectivity for Fe(III). Among them, marine siderophore-mediated microbial iron uptake allows marine microbes to proliferate and survive in the iron-deficient marine environments. Due to their unique iron(III)-chelating properties, delivery system, structural diversity, and therapeutic potential, marine microbial siderophores have great potential for further development of various drug conjugates for antibiotic-resistant bacteria therapy or as a target for inhibiting siderophore virulence factors to develop novel broad-spectrum antibiotics. This review covers siderophores derived from marine microbes.
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Bactérias
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Quelantes
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Sideróforos
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Organismos Aquáticos
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2019
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