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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
32
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-9-2
pubmed:abstractText
The properties of a novel Gd(3+)-based MRI zinc sensor are reported. Unlike previously reported Gd(3+)-based MRI contrast agents, this agent (GdL) differs in that the agent alone binds only weakly with human serum albumin (HSA), while the 1:2 GdL:Zn(2+) ternary complex binds strongly to HSA resulting in a substantial, 3-fold increase in water proton relaxivity. The GdL complex is shown to have a relatively strong binding affinity for Zn(2+) (K(D) = 33.6 nM), similar to the affinity of the Zn(2+) ion with HSA alone. The agent detects as little as 30 microM Zn(2+) in the presence of HSA by MRI in vitro, a value slightly more than the total Zn(2+) concentration in blood (approximately 20 microM). This combination of binding affinity constants and the high relaxivity of the agent when bound to HSA suggests that this new agent may be useful for detection of free Zn(2+) ions in vivo without disrupting other important biological processes involving Zn(2+).
pubmed:grant
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1520-5126
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
131
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
11387-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-12-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
A new gadolinium-based MRI zinc sensor.
pubmed:affiliation
Departamento de Química, Universidad de Guanajuato, Cerro de la Venada s/n, Guanajuato, Gto., C.P. 36040, México.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Evaluation Studies, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural