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An Iron-Based Molecular Redox Switch as a Model for Iron Release from Enterobactin via the Salicylate Binding Mode
2001
The iron release mechanism from protonated ferric enterobactin [Fe(III)(enterobactinH(3))] via the salicylate binding mode was probed. For this purpose, a tripodal dodecadentate ligand incorporating three salicylamide (OO) and three bipyridine (NN) binding sites was synthesized as well as iron complexes thereof. It was shown that a ferric ion coordinates selectively to the hard salicylamides and a ferrous ion binds to the softer bipyridines. Upon reduction or oxidation, the iron translocates reversibly and intramolecularly from one site to the other, thus displaying switchlike properties. Both states were characterized by cyclic voltammetry and visible and Mössbauer spectroscopy. The Mössba…
Siderophore production by environmental strains ofSalmonellaspecies
1989
Iron uptake mechanisms were investigated in different species of Salmonella isolated from environmental waters. All strains examined were able to grow in the presence of high concentrations (10 mM) of the iron chelator EDDA. All strains excreted phenolate and hydroxamate siderophores, as assessed by bioassays and chemical tests. Bioassays with different indicator strains showed that all Salmonella strains can cross-feed other Enterobacteria, as well as mutants of Salmonella typhimurium deficient in the Enterobactin system, suggesting that this siderophore may be produced by the environmental Salmonella strains. The siderophore aerobactin may also be produced by one of the strains, according…
Siderophores and related outer membrane proteins produced by pseudomonads isolated from eels and freshwater.
1992
A total of 46 environmental pseudomonads, together with six type strains, were examined for their siderophore-producing activity. All strains were able to grow under iron-limiting conditions, gave orange halos in the CAS agar assay, and produced hydroxamates, and some of them also produced phenolate-type compounds. Bioassays showed that all strains, except Pseudomonas aeruginosa, promoted growth of mutant strain Arthrobacter flavescens JG-9, deficient in hydroxamate production, and some of them promoted growth of Salmonella typhimurium enb-1, which requires enterobactin for growth. The presence of iron-regulated outer membrane proteins was observed, the molecular size of the main induced pr…
Iron-binding compounds and related outer membrane proteins in Vibrio cholerae non-O1 strains from aquatic environments
1990
A total of 156 strains of Vibrio cholerae non-O1 from aquatic origins were examined for the presence of iron uptake mechanisms and compared with O1 strains and other Vibrio species. All non-O1 strains were able to grow in iron-limiting conditions, with MICs of ethylenediaminedi (O-hydroxyphenylacetic acid) ranging from 20 microM to 2 mM. The production of siderophores was demonstrated by growth in chrome azurol S agar and cross-feeding assays. All strains produced phenolate-type compounds, as assessed by the chemical tests and by bioassays with Salmonella typhimurium enb-7. Some of the strains also promoted the growth of S. typhimurium enb-1 (which can use only enterobactin as a siderophore…
Siderophores and related outer membrane proteins in Vibrio spp. which are potential pathogens of fish and shellfish
1991
. A total of eight reference strains and 43 environmental isolates of Vibrio species that are potential fish pathogens, were assayed for the production and utilization of siderophores. Chemical and biological assays indicated that all species produced phenolate compounds and only some strains of V. cholerae non-O1, V. parahaemolyticus and V. fluvialis produced hydroxamates. Bioassays indicated that all species produced compounds that stimulated the growth of the homologous and the heterologous species in low-iron media. The catechol-type siderophores produced may be functionally related to enterobactin as demonstrated by bioassays with enterobactin-deficient mutants. However, the chromatogr…