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Siderophores in environmental research: roles and applications
Siderophores are organic compounds with low molecular masses that are produced by microorganisms and plants growing under low iron conditions. The primary function of these compounds is to chelate the ferric iron [Fe(III)] from different terrestrial and aquatic habitats and thereby make it available...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3992016/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24576157 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.12117 |
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description | Siderophores are organic compounds with low molecular masses that are produced by microorganisms and plants growing under low iron conditions. The primary function of these compounds is to chelate the ferric iron [Fe(III)] from different terrestrial and aquatic habitats and thereby make it available for microbial and plant cells. Siderophores have received much attention in recent years because of their potential roles and applications in various areas of environmental research. Their significance in these applications is because siderophores have the ability to bind a variety of metals in addition to iron, and they have a wide range of chemical structures and specific properties. For instance, siderophores function as biocontrols, biosensors, and bioremediation and chelation agents, in addition to their important role in weathering soil minerals and enhancing plant growth. The aim of this literature review is to outline and discuss the important roles and functions of siderophores in different environmental habitats and emphasize the significant roles that these small organic molecules could play in applied environmental processes. |
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spelling | pubmed-39920162014-05-01 Siderophores in environmental research: roles and applications Ahmed, E Holmström, S J M Microb Biotechnol Minireviews Siderophores are organic compounds with low molecular masses that are produced by microorganisms and plants growing under low iron conditions. The primary function of these compounds is to chelate the ferric iron [Fe(III)] from different terrestrial and aquatic habitats and thereby make it available for microbial and plant cells. Siderophores have received much attention in recent years because of their potential roles and applications in various areas of environmental research. Their significance in these applications is because siderophores have the ability to bind a variety of metals in addition to iron, and they have a wide range of chemical structures and specific properties. For instance, siderophores function as biocontrols, biosensors, and bioremediation and chelation agents, in addition to their important role in weathering soil minerals and enhancing plant growth. The aim of this literature review is to outline and discuss the important roles and functions of siderophores in different environmental habitats and emphasize the significant roles that these small organic molecules could play in applied environmental processes. John Wiley & Sons Ltd 2014-05 2014-02-27 /pmc/articles/PMC3992016/ /pubmed/24576157 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.12117 Text en © 2014 The Authors. Microbial Biotechnology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd and Society for Applied Microbiology. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Minireviews Ahmed, E Holmström, S J M Siderophores in environmental research: roles and applications |
title | Siderophores in environmental research: roles and applications |
title_full | Siderophores in environmental research: roles and applications |
title_fullStr | Siderophores in environmental research: roles and applications |
title_full_unstemmed | Siderophores in environmental research: roles and applications |
title_short | Siderophores in environmental research: roles and applications |
title_sort | siderophores in environmental research: roles and applications |
topic | Minireviews |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3992016/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24576157 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.12117 |
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