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Siderophore vs Bacillibactin - What's the difference?

siderophore | bacillibactin |

As nouns the difference between siderophore and bacillibactin

is that siderophore is siderophore while bacillibactin is (biochemistry) a siderophore, produced by several bacilli, that scavenges iron from proteins.

siderophore

English

Noun

(wikipedia siderophore) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any medium-sized molecule that has a high specificity for binding or chelating iron; they are employed by microorganisms to obtain iron from the environment
  • a siderophage

    • bacillibactin

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biochemistry) A siderophore, produced by several bacilli, that scavenges iron from proteins