Quantum chemical analysis of the deferiprone-iron binding reaction

International Journal of Nanomedicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 111-113

  Wiwanitkit, Viroj ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Complex; Deferiprone; Energy; Iron; Quantum analysis

Indexed keywords

DEFERIPRONE; IRON; PYRIDONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; QUANTUM THEORY;

BINDING SITES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IRON; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PYRIDONES; QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 34548614536     PISSN: 11769114     EISSN: 11782013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/nano.2006.1.1.111     Document Type: Article

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