Abstract
Spores of Neurospora crassa 74A are lacking in ferritin like iron pools, as demonstrated by Mossbauer spectroscopic analysis. The cyclic hexapeptide siderophore ferricrocin constituted 47% of the total iron content in spores. After germination and growth, the ferricrocin iron pool disappeared, indicating that the metal was utilized. In spores of Asperigillus ochraceus, 74% of the total iron content was bound by ferrichrome-type siderophores. Siderophores may function as iron storage forms in fungal systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Journal of Bacteriology |
| Volume | 169 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| Pages (from-to) | 5873-5876 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISSN | 0021-9193 |
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| Publication status | Published - 01.01.1987 |
