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. 2014 May 13;9(7):1536–1544. doi: 10.1021/cb5001586

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Structure of pyoverdine and the role of PvdQ in biosynthesis. (A) The mature pyoverdine siderophore is an undecapeptide containing an N-terminal sidearm, the chromophore, and a species-specific peptide chain. (B) PvdQ catalyzes the removal of the myristoyl group from the pyoverdine precursor.