Prorocentrin: An Extracellular Siderophore Produced by the Marine Dinoflagellate <i>Prorocentrum minimum</i>

Charles G. Trick, Raymond J. Andersen, A.H. Gillam, Paul J. Harrison

Science · 1983 · 71 citations · 23 references

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Abstract

Prorocentrin, a putative iron transport compound, has been extracted from the filtrates of Prorocentrum minimum cultures by XAD-2 resin. Production of prorocentrin can be stimulated by culturing Prorocentrum minimum under conditions of iron deficiency. The iron(III) complex of prorocentrin has an ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrum typical of hydroxamate siderophores.

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