# siderophore

> low-molecular-weight compounds produced by microorganisms that aid in the transport and sequestration of ferric iron (Fe3+)

**Wikidata**: [Q424747](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q424747)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siderophore)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/siderophore


## References

1. Medical Subject Headings
2. Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16
3. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
4. UMLS 2023
5. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)