Open AccessEnterobactin: the characteristic catecholate siderophore of Enterobacteriaceae is produced by Streptomyces species 1
Author(s) -
Fiedler HansPeter,
Krastel Philipp,
Müller Johannes,
Gebhardt Klaus,
Zeeck Axel
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2001.tb10556.x
Subject(s) - siderophore , enterobactin , trimer , enterobacteriaceae , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , biology , alcaligenes , chemistry , dimer , escherichia coli , biochemistry , pseudomonas , organic chemistry , gene , genetics
Enterobactin is described in the literature as the typical iron‐chelating compound (siderophore) produced by bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae. In the course of a HPLC with diode array detection screening programme for detection of novel secondary metabolites, enterobactin, its biosynthetic precursor 2,3‐dihydroxy‐ N ‐benzoylserine and its linear dimer and trimer condensation products were found to be produced by two Streptomyces strains besides the trihydroxamate‐type siderophores desferri‐ferrioxamine B and E.