Biologically Active Substance
siderophore Audio
sid·er·o·phore
Subclass of:
Iron Chelating Agents
Definitions related to siderophores:
  • Diverse group of low molecular weight, iron chelating compounds produced by microorganisms to help them absorb iron, an important step in virulence.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Low-molecular-weight compounds produced by microorganisms that aid in the transport and sequestration of ferric iron. (The Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology, 1994)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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