Under iron-depleted conditions, bacteria produce siderophores that bind iron and are then actively taken up by the cell. New structural and biochemical insights are reported for the synthetic pathway of achromobactin, a siderophore from the plant pathogen Pectobacterium chrysanthemi.
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Gulick, A. Ironing out a new siderophore synthesis strategy. Nat Chem Biol 5, 143–144 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio0309-143
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