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. 2000 Nov;124(3):1149–1158. doi: 10.1104/pp.124.3.1149

Table II.

The pKa, log KFe(III), and pFe3+ values of phytosiderophores as determined by potentiometric and spectrophotometric titration

Phytosiderophore pKa Values
log KFeIII pFeIII
pKa1 pKa2 pKa3 pKa4 pKa5 pH 5.5 pH 7.0
PSII 2.30 2.72 3.47 7.54 9.56 18.5 13.46 16.15
MA 2.39 2.76 3.40 7.78 9.55 17.7 12.66 15.19
DMAa 2.35b 2.74b 3.20 8.25 10.00 18.4 12.24 15.01
eHMAa 2.35b 2.74b 3.25 7.10 9.62 17.7 13.04 15.60
a

 Data from Murakami et al., 1989

b

 Estimated from analogous studies with MA and PSII.