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MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Volume 212, Issue -, Pages 103-111Publisher
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2017.10.012
Keywords
Siderophore; Secondary metabolite; Iron chelation; Bioremediation; Antimicrobial
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- UGC, New Delhi
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Siderophores, the secondary metabolite of various microorganisms are ferric ion specific chelators secreted under iron stressed condition. These non-ribosomal peptides have been classified as catecholate, hydroxamate, carboxylate and mixed types. Recent studies focus on discovery of possible mammalian siderophores. The biosynthesis pathway including non-ribosomal dependent as well as non-ribosomal independent pathways are of great interest now a days. Many significant roles of siderophores such as virulence in pathogens, oxidative stress tolerance, classification of organisms etc. are being discovered. Studies on siderophore utilization in bioremediation and other heavy metal chelation have increased in past decade. The iron chelation ability of siderophores is being recently studied with regards to malignant cancerous cells. Not only this, it has been found that they possess antimicrobial properties which can be utilized against number of microbes. This review covers all recent aspects of siderophore and its applications.
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