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SUBMITTER: Huang Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3730853 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Metallomics : integrated biometal science 20130601 6
We report the characterization of tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine (TPA) as a membrane-permeable zinc chelator for intercepting biological mobile zinc. Compared to N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)ethylenediamine (TPEN), TPA chelates zinc with faster kinetics in cuvettes, live cells, and brain slices. TPA also is generally less toxic than TPEN in cell culture. Mechanistic analysis indicates that these improvements arise from both the electronic and steric properties of TPA including weaker metal-bin ...[more]