title: Chelating tendencies of bioactive aminophosphonates.
abstract: The metal-binding abilities of a wide variety of bioactive aminophosphonates, from the simple aminoethanephosphonic acids to the rather large macrocyclic polyaza derivatives, are discussed with special emphasis on a comparison of the analogous carboxylic acid and phosphonic acid systems. Examples are given of the biological importance of metal ion - aminophosphonate interactions in living systems, and also of their actual and potential applicability in medicine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry Kossuth Lajos University P.O. Box 21 Debrecen H -4010 Hungary.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kiss
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lázár
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kafarski