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MeSH Heading: Siderophores
Tree Number(s): D27.505.519.914.500.410.750; D27.720.832.500.410.750
Unique ID: D017262
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017262
Scope Note: Low-molecular-weight compounds produced by microorganisms that aid in the transport and sequestration of ferric iron. (The Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology, 1994)
Entry Term(s): Siderochromes; Siderophore
Previous Indexing: Catechols (1972-1975); Hydroxamic Acids (1972-1981); Iron Chelates (1981-1992); Peptides (1972-1978)
Public MeSH Note: 93; SIDEROCHROMES was indexed under IRON CHELATES 1981-92, HYDROXAMIC ACIDS 1972-81, PEPTIDES 1972-78 & CATECHOLS 1972-75
Online Note: use SIDEROPHORES (NM) to search SIDEROCHROMES 1980-92
History Note: 93; was SIDEROCHROMES (NM) 1972-92
Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/22
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Siderophores MeSH Descriptor Data 2025