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Lanthanitin: A Chiral Nanoball Encapsulating 18 Lanthanum Ions by Ferritin‐Like Assembly
Author(s) -
Jeong Kyung Seok,
Kim Young Shin,
Kim Yun Ju,
Lee Eunsung,
Yoon Ji Hye,
Park Won Hwa,
Park Young Woo,
Jeon SeungJoon,
Kim Zee Hwan,
Kim Jaheon,
Jeong Nakcheol
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200603622
Subject(s) - chemistry , carboxylate , lanthanum , enantiomer , carbonate , lanthanum carbonate , ion , ferritin , stereochemistry , crystallography , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , phosphate , biochemistry , hyperphosphatemia
A chiral supramolecule , obtained by self‐assembly of 24 chiral ditopic carboxylate ligands, 18 La ions, and two carbonate anions, has been dubbed lanthanitin because of its structural resemblance to ferritin. The picture shows the molecular structure of one enantiomer of lanthanitin. Color code: La blue, carbonate C green, C gray, O red; H omitted.