3596. Enterobactin
Nomenclature
Description and references
Physiologically active macrocyclic iron sequestering agent of the phenolate type, involved in microbial transport and metabolism of iron; it is overproduced by E. coli and related enteric bacteria under low-iron stress. Isoln from culture medium of Salmonella typhimurium LT2 and structure: J. R. Pollack, J. B. Neilands, Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 38, 989 (1970); also produced by Escherichia coli and Aerobacter aerogenes: I. G. O'Brien, F. Gibson, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 215, 393 (1970). Conformation: M. Leinás et al., Biochemistry 12, 3836 (1973). Total synthesis: E. J. Corey, S. Bhattacharyya, Tetrahedron Lett. 1977, 3919. Synthesis of enterobactin and enantioenterobactin: W. H. Rastetter et al., J. Org. Chem. 45, 5011 (1980); 46, 3579 (1981). Biosynthetic study: J. R. Pollack et al., J. Bacteriol. 104, 635 (1970). Stability constants and electrochemical behavior of ferric enterobactin: K. N. Raymond, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 101, 6097 (1979). Kinetics and mechanism of iron removal from transferrin: C. J. Carrano et al., ibid. 5401. Review: J. B. Neilands in Inorg. Biochem. 1, G. Eichorn, Ed. (Elsevier, New York, 1973) pp 167-202; idem, Bioinorg. Chem. II, K. N. Raymond, Ed. (A.C.S., Washington, 1977) pp 3-33.
