Ferrichrome
Encyclopedia
Ferrichrome is a cyclic hexa-peptide
that forms a complex with iron atoms.
Ferrichrome was first isolated in 1952, has been found to be produced by fungi of the genera Aspergillus
, Ustilago
, and Penicillium
.
Peptide
Peptides are short polymers of amino acid monomers linked by peptide bonds. They are distinguished from proteins on the basis of size, typically containing less than 50 monomer units. The shortest peptides are dipeptides, consisting of two amino acids joined by a single peptide bond...
that forms a complex with iron atoms.
Ferrichrome was first isolated in 1952, has been found to be produced by fungi of the genera Aspergillus
Aspergillus
Aspergillus is a genus consisting of several hundred mold species found in various climates worldwide. Aspergillus was first catalogued in 1729 by the Italian priest and biologist Pier Antonio Micheli...
, Ustilago
Ustilago
Ustilago is a genus of approximately 200 smut fungi parasitic on grasses.There is a large research community that works on Ustilago maydis including researchers at the University of Georgia, Philipps-Universität Marburg, University of British Columbia and others...
, and Penicillium
Penicillium
Penicillium is a genus of ascomycetous fungi of major importance in the natural environment as well as food and drug production. Members of the genus produce penicillin, a molecule that is used as an antibiotic, which kills or stops the growth of certain kinds of bacteria inside the body...
.