iron assimilation by chelation and transport

id: GO:0033214
name: iron assimilation by chelation and transport
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: A process in which iron (Fe3+) is solubilized by ferric iron-specific chelators, known as siderophores, excreted by a cell; the iron-siderophore complex is then transported into the cell by specific cell surface receptors.

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