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. 1992 Jul;174(14):4783–4789. doi: 10.1128/jb.174.14.4783-4789.1992

Ferric iron uptake in Erwinia chrysanthemi mediated by chrysobactin and related catechol-type compounds.

M Persmark 1, D Expert 1, J B Neilands 1
PMCID: PMC206276  PMID: 1624465

Abstract

Erwinia chrysanthemi 3937 possesses a saturable, high-affinity transport system for the ferric complex of its native siderophore chrysobactin, [N-alpha-(2,3-dihydroxybenzoyl)-D-lysyl-L-serine]. Uptake of 55Fe-labeled chrysobactin was completely inhibited by respiratory poison or low temperature and was significantly reduced in rich medium. The kinetics of chrysobactin-mediated iron transport were determined to have apparent Km and Vmax values of about 30 nM and of 90 pmol/mg.min, respectively. Isomers of chrysobactin and analogs with progressively shorter side chains mediated ferric iron transport as efficiently as the native siderophore, which indicates that the chrysobactin receptor primarily recognizes the catechol-iron center. Free ligand in excess only moderately reduced the accumulation of 55Fe. Chrysobactin may therefore be regarded as a true siderophore for E. chrysanthemi.

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