Communications chemistry
First crystal structure of an adduct formed upon reaction of a vanadium compound with human serum transferrin.
Anne-Sophie Banneville, Rosanna Lucignano, Maddalena Paolillo, Virginia Cuomo, Marco Chino, Giarita Ferraro, Delia Picone, Eugenio Garribba, Irina Cornaciu-Hoffmann, Andrea Pica, Antonello Merlino
Published: 202610.1038/s42004-026-01891-1
Abstract
The interaction of vanadium compounds of pharmaceutical interest with metal-transport proteins like human serum transferrin (hTF) is poorly understood. Direct structural evidence identifying vanadium binding sites on hTF is still lacking. Here, the X…
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