Q21 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, June 2019

Paper: CSIR-NET June 2019 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Bioinorganic Chemistry · Topic: Metal Toxicity Medicine · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy

The metal transferred by bacteria and fungi using siderophores/siderochromes is

(a)Mo

(b)Cu

(c)Fe

(d)Zn

Answer

Answer: C ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high

Explanation

Siderophores are the high-affinity Fe(III) chelators that bacteria and fungi secrete to scavenge iron.

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