Gramibactin is a bacterial siderophore with a diazeniumdiolate ligand system
July 30th, 2018 by Ron Hermenau
Gramibactin is a bacterial siderophore with a diazeniumdiolate ligand system
Gramibactin is a bacterial siderophore with a diazeniumdiolate ligand system, Published online: 30 July 2018; doi:10.1038/s41589-018-0101-9
Plant-associated rhizosphere bacteria produce gramibactin, a cyclic lipodepsipeptide siderophore that tightly binds iron via an unexpected functional group, the N-nitrosohydroxylamine (diazeniumdiolate) moieties of the amino acid graminine.