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Hydroxamic Acids

Medical Definition:

A class of weak acids with the general formula R-CONHOH.

Hydroxamic Acids Categories.

	Deferoxamine - Natural product isolated from Streptomyces pilosus. It forms iron complexes and is used as a chelating agent, particularly in the mesylate form.
	Ferrichrome - A cyclic peptide consisting of three residues of delta-N-hydroxy-delta-N-acetylornithine. It acts as an iron transport agent in Ustilago sphaerogena.

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