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A Highly Efficient and Extremely Selective Intracellular Copper Detoxifying Agent Based on Nanoparticles of ZnMoS4.

ABSTRACT: Biocompatible ZnMoS4 NPs can selectively remove intracellular copper ions via ion-exchange rather than chelation. This strategy represents a paradigm shift in designing new-generation intracellular metal detoxifying drugs.

SUBMITTER: Perera VS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4372729 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A Highly Efficient and Extremely Selective Intracellular Copper Detoxifying Agent Based on Nanoparticles of ZnMoS4.

Perera Vindya S VS Wickramaratne Nilantha P NP Jaroniec Mietek M Huang Songping D SD

Journal of materials chemistry. B 20140101 3

Biocompatible ZnMoS4 NPs can selectively remove intracellular copper ions via ion-exchange rather than chelation. This strategy represents a paradigm shift in designing new-generation intracellular metal detoxifying drugs. ...[more]

PMID: 25821583

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