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Representative structures of the different classes of siderophores: the Hydroxamate class —desferrioxamine B, ferrichrome, ferrichrome A and TAFC; the Catecholate class—enterobactin; and the Carboxylate—rhizoferrin. All structures are illustrated in their iron-free forms.
