Any of low-molecular-mass iron(III)-chelating compounds produced by microorganisms for the purpose of the transport and sequestration of iron.
| Member | Definition | Class |
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| achromobactin | A citrate siderophore possessing four carboxylate groups suitable for iron coordination. | achromobactin |
| aerobactin | | aerobactin |
| cefiderocol | A fourth-generation siderophore cephalosporin antibiotic having {1-[2-(2-chloro-3,4-dihydroxybenzamido)ethyl]pyrrolidinium-1-yl}methyl and [(2Z)-2-(2-amino-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)-2-{[(2-carboxypropan-2-yl)oxy]imino}acetyl]amino side groups located at positions 3 and 7 respectively, developed to combat a variety of bacterial pathogens, including beta-lactam- and carbapenem-resistant organisms. | cefiderocol |
| chrysobactin | A catechol-type siderophore with a structure of D-lysyl-L-serine substituted on N(2) of the lysyl residue by a 2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl group. It is produced by the Gram-negative bacillus Dickeya dadantii (previously known as Erwinia chrysanthem). Only the catecholate hydroxyl groups participate in metal coordination, so chrysobactin cannot provide full 1:1 coordination of Fe(III); at neutral pH and concentrations of about 0.1 mM, ferric chrysobactin exists as a mixture of bis and tris complexes. | chrysobactin |
| coelichelin | A tetrapeptide hydroxamate siderophore that is isolated from Streptomyces coelicolor. | coelichelin |
| deferoxamine | An acyclic desferrioxamine that is butanedioic acid in which one of the carboxy groups undergoes formal condensation with the primary amino group of N-(5-aminopentyl)-N-hydroxyacetamide and the second carboxy group undergoes formal condensation with the hydroxyamino group of N(1)-(5-aminopentyl)-N(1)-hydroxy-N(4)-[5-(hydroxyamino)pentyl]butanediamide. It is a siderophore native to Streptomyces pilosus biosynthesised by the DesABCD enzyme cluster as a high affinity Fe(III) chelator. | desferrioxamine B |
| deferrioxamine e | A cyclic hydroxamic acid siderophore that is produced by several bacterial species and exhibits antitumour activity. | desferrioxamine E |
| enterobactin | A macrotriolide produced by certain members of Enterobacteriaceae, e.g. Escherichia coli and Salmonella. | enterobactin |
| myxochelin b | A member of the class of benzamides obtained by formal condensation of the 1- and 6-amino groups of hexane-1,2,6-triamine with the carboxy groups from two molecules of 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid followed by reduction of the amide carbonyl at position 5 to a hydroxy group. | myxochelin B |
| n(alpha)-acetylfusarinines | A member of the class of 2,5-diketopiperazines that is 2,5-diketopiperazine which is substituted at positions 3 and 6 by 3-(hydroxyamino)propyl groups in which the nitrogens have been acylated by (2E)-5-hydroxy-3-methylpent-2-enoyl groups. The substituent at position 3 has been further modified by having its terminal hydroxy group esterified by condensation with the carboxy group of N(2)-acetyl-N(5)-hydroxy-L-ornithine in which the N(5) nitrogen has been acylated by a (2E)-5-hydroxy-3-methylpent-2-enoyl group. | desferricoprogen |
| pyochelin | A member of the class of thiazolidines that is (4R)-3-methyl-1,3-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid which is substituted at position 2 by a (4R)-2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1,3-thiazol-4-yl group. A siderophore that is produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (via condensation of salicylic acid and two molecules of cysteine) as a mixture of two easily interconvertible diastereoisomers, pyochelin I (major) and pyochelin II (minor). The enantiomeric compounds, enant-pyochelin, are produced by Pseudomonas fluorescens. | pyochelin |
| quinolobactin | A quinolinemonocarboxylic acid that is xanthurenic acid in which the hydroxy group at position 4 is replaced by a methoxy group. It is a siderophore isolated from Pseudomonas fluorescens ATCC 17400. | quinolobactin |
| rhodotorulic acid | A member of the class of 2,5-diketopiperazines obtained by cyclodimerisation of N(5)-acetyl-N(5)-hydroxy-L-ornithine. | rhodotorulic acid |
| schizokinen | A hydroxamic acid resulting from the formal condensation of the primary amino group of N-(3-aminopropyl)-N-hydroxyacetamide (2 mol eq.) with the carboxy groups at positions 1 and 3 of citric acid. It is a siderophore produced by Bacillus megaterium and Anabaena species. | schizokinen |
| staphyloferrin a | A D-ornithine derivative obtained by formal condensation of the terminal carboxy groups of two citric acid units with the two amino groups of D-ornithine. | staphyloferrin A |
| staphyloferrin b | A siderophore composed from L-2,3-diaminopropionic acid, citric acid, 1,2-diaminoethane and alpha-ketoglutaric acid units. | staphyloferrin B |
| vanchrobactin | A catechol-type natural product that is composed of 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid, D-arginine and L-serine joined in sequence by peptide linkages. It is a siderophore synthesized by the bacterial fish pathogen Vibrio anguillarum. | vanchrobactin |
| vibriobactin | A catecholate siderophore produced exclusively by Vibrio cholerae. It contains three molecules of 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate linked either directly or through L-threonine residues to the polyamine norspermidine. | vibriobactin |
| vibrioferrin | A tricarboxylic acid that is citric acid in which the pro-R carboxy group has been esterified with the primary hydroxy group of 2-hydroxy-1-{(2S)-1-[(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]-1-oxopropan-2-yl}-5-oxoproline. It is a siderophore isolated from bacteria closely associated or symbiotic with toxic, bloom-forming dinoflagellates. | vibrioferrin |
| yersiniabactin | A member of the class of thiazolidines that is (4S)-4-methyl-4,5-dihydro-1,3-thiazole-4-carboxylic acid which is substituted at position 2 by a (1S)-1-hydroxy-1-{(4R)-2-[(4R)-2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1,3-thiazol-4-yl]-1,3-thiazolidin-4-yl}-2-methylpropan-2-yl group. A siderophore found in the gram-negative bacterium species, Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pestis. | yersiniabactin |