title: Supramolecular ferric porphyrins as cyanide receptors in aqueous solution.
abstract: All fundamental data about binding of the cyanide to a supramolecular complex composed of a per-O-methylated β-cyclodextrin dimer having an imidazole linker (Im3CD) and an anionic ferric porphyrin (Fe((III))TPPS) indicate that the Fe((III))TPPS/Im3CD complex is much better as an cyanide receptor in vivo than hydroxocobalamin, whose cyanide binding ability is lowered by its strong binding to serum proteins in the blood.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Chemistry and Biochemistry, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe , Kyoto 610-0321, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Chemistry and Biochemistry, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe , Kyoto 610-0321, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kitagishi
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Chemistry and Biochemistry, Doshisha University, Kyotanabe , Kyoto 610-0321, Japan.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kano
keywords: Cyclodextrin dimer; cyanide binding; cyanide receptor; ferric porphyrin; supramolecules