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In this mini-review we describe selected aspects of the coordination chemistry relevant to siderophore mediated iron transport and bioavailability. Specific emphasis is placed on a discussion of in vitro kinetic and thermodynamic data that are relevant to elucidating possible in vivo mechanisms for environmental iron acquisition by microbial cells.
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Boukhalfa, H., Crumbliss, A.L. Chemical aspects of siderophore mediated iron transport. Biometals 15, 325–339 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020218608266
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