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Hydroxamic Acids
Medical Definition: | A class of weak acids with the general formula R-CONHOH. |
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. |
Hydroxamic Acids Medical Definitions and Terms
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