title: Spectral studies on copper(II) complexes of biologically active glutathione.
abstract: Copper(II) complexes of reduced glutathione (GSH) of general composition Na[Cu(L)(X)]*nH2O (where LH2=GSH; X=Cl-, NO3-, NCS-, CH3CO2-, HCO2-, ClO4- and n=0-4) have been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, magnetic susceptibility measurements, IR spectroscopy, EPR spectroscopy and ligand-field spectroscopy. The EPR and ligand field spectra in the solid state suggest planar geometry for all the complexes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, 110007, Delhi, India. deonandan2002@rediffmail.com <deonandan2002@rediffmail.com>
authors.forename: Deo Nandan
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Bibhesh Kumar
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Bhagwan Singh
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Pramod Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D005978:Glutathione / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D003300:Copper; D005978:Glutathione