Author(s): Bin X; Pawelek PD;
Enterobactin is a high-affinity iron chelator produced and secreted by Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium to scavenge scarce extracellular Fe3+ as a micronutrient. EntC and EntB are the first two enzymes in the enterobactin biosynthetic pathway. Is ...
Article GUID: 39031458
Author(s): Ouellette S; Pakarian P; Bin X; Pawelek PD;
Siderophores are high-affinity small-molecule chelators employed by bacteria to acquire iron from the extracellular environment. The Gram-negative bacterium Escherichia coli synthesizes and secretes enterobactin, a tris-catechol siderophore. Enterobactin is ...
Article GUID: 35952947
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