Rhizoferrin

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title: Rhizoferrin
text: Rhizoferrin is an organic compound with the formula (CH2CH2NHCOCH2C(OH)(CO2H)CH2CO2H)2. It is multifunctional molecule with two secondary alcohols, four carboxylic acid groups, and two amide groups. In aqueous solution, it is highly ionized, but the term rhizoferrin is still applied to these species. The compound is a siderophore, which means that is it serves to transport iron from outside the cell into a host organism. Rhizoferrin is derived from conjugating a pair of citric acid molecules. Th
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