Transition metals are required trace elements for all forms of life. Due to their unique
inorganic and redox properties, transition metals serve as cofactors for enzymes and other …

TonB-dependent transporters (TBDTs) are bacterial outer membrane proteins that bind and
transport ferric chelates, called siderophores, as well as vitamin B12, nickel complexes, and …

Iron is an essential nutrient for bacterial growth, replication, and metabolism. Humans store
iron bound to various proteins such as hemoglobin, haptoglobin, transferrin, ferritin, and …

Iron is an essential element for all microorganisms. Siderophores are low-weight, high-
affinity iron chelating molecules produced in response to iron deficiency by Gram-positive …

This is the second set of Handbook of Porphyrin Science. Porphyrins, phthalocyanines and
their numerous analogues and derivatives are materials of tremendous importance in …

The vast majority of bacteria require iron for growth. 1, 2 Iron is an essential element
required for key biological processes, including amino acid synthesis, oxygen transport …

Iron is the most abundant transition metal in the human body and its bioavailability is
stringently controlled. In particular, iron is tightly bound to host proteins such as transferrin to …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a facultative intracellular pathogen that thrives inside host
macrophages. A key trait of M. tuberculosis is to exploit and manipulate metal cation …

Iron is an essential micronutrient, and, in the case of bacteria, its availability is commonly a
growth-limiting factor. However, correct functioning of cells requires that the labile pool of …

The proliferative capability of many invasive pathogens is limited by the bioavailability of
iron. Pathogens have thus developed strategies to obtain iron from their host organisms. In …