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The redox hypothesis in siderophore-mediated iron uptake

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The viability of iron(III/II) reduction as the initial step in the in vivo release of iron from its thermodynamically stable siderophore complex is explored.

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Harrington, J.M., Crumbliss, A.L. The redox hypothesis in siderophore-mediated iron uptake. Biometals 22, 679–689 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10534-009-9233-4

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