Rhodotorulic acid
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| Names | |
|---|---|
| IUPAC name
N-[3-[5-[3-[acetyl(hydroxy)amino]propyl]-3,
6-dioxopiperazin-2-yl]propyl]-N-hydroxyacetamide | |
| Identifiers | |
18928-00-2  | |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:84731 |
| Jmol-3D images | Image |
| PubChem | 29337 |
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| Properties | |
| C14H24N4O6 | |
| Molar mass | 344.36 g/mol |
| Density | 1.277 g·cm−3 |
| 0,96 g·cm−3 (25 °C) @ pH 7 (water) | |
| Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa) | |
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| Infobox references | |
Rhodotorulic acid is a dihydroxamate-containing siderophore which is expressed by some bacteria for the purposes of sequestering insoluble ferric iron(III) for organism growth. It has been implicated as a chiral recognition factor in the transport of iron(III). It is a tetradentate ligand, meaning it binds one iron atom in four locations (two hydroxamate and two ketone moieties), and forms Fe2(siderophore)3 complexes to fulfill an octahedral coordination for iron.[1]
References
- ↑ Butler, Alison, Biological Inorganic Chemistry: Structure & Reactivity, 2007, pp.151-156.
External links
- Amazon.com - Biological Inorganic Chemistry on Amazon.com