Abstract
Tripodal hexadentate hydroxypyridin-4-ones are increasingly utilised as iron(iii) and gallium(iii) ligands, their attachment to proteins being particularly useful for positron emission tomography (PET). A widely studied tripodal ligand NTA(BuHP)<inf>3</inf>, which is reported to form 1:1 iron(iii) and gallium(iii) complexes in aqueous, media forms 2:2 complexes under physiological conditions. This important difference has implications for both iron chelation therapy and PET imaging. This journal is
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5614-5617 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 26 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 4 Apr 2015 |