Iron Pathways and Iron Chelation Approaches in Viral, Microbial, and Fungal Infections.
Chhabra R, Saha A, Chamani A, Schneider N, Shah R, Nanjundan M.
Chhabra R, et al.
Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2020 Sep 25;13(10):275. doi: 10.3390/ph13100275.
Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2020.
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Microorganisms including viruses, bacteria, and fungi have differing iron acquisition/utilization mechanisms to support their ability to acquire/use iron (e.g., from free iron and heme). These pathways of iron uptake are associated with promoting their growth and virulence …
Microorganisms including viruses, bacteria, and fungi have differing iron acquisition/utilization mechanisms to support their ability to acq …