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Siderophore
Meaning
Noun
●
In Biochemistry:
Any
medium-sized
molecule
that has a high
specificity
for
binding
or
chelating
iron
; they are
employed
by
microorganisms
to
obtain
iron
from the environment
●
a siderophage
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Origin
siderophore
English
-phore
English
sidero-
English
sidus
Latin
σίδηρος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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