Metal binding in chelation therapy: the crystal structure of D-penicillaminatolead(II)
- 1 January 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
- No. 10,p. 366-367
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c39740000366
Abstract
The crystal structure of the 1:1 complex formed by lead(II) and D-penicillamine at pH 2–7 has been determined; the amino-acid acts as a tridentate chelator with respect to the lead atom, and forms weaker bonds with the lead atoms of two neighbouring complexes in the crystal.Keywords
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