Table 1

Iron binding parameters of agents used in this study

Iron ligands (abbreviations)pFe(III)*
Calcein green (CALG) 20.3 
Deferrioxamine (DFO) 26.6  
Deferiprone (DFP) 19.3  
Diethylene-triamine-pentaacetic acid (DTPA) 28.2  
Nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) 18.1  
Transferrin (Tf) 22.3  
Rhodamine B-[(1, 10-phenanthrolin-5-yl) aminocarbonyl] benzyl ester (RPA) 7.7 (11.5 for Fe(II)) 
Iron ligands (abbreviations)pFe(III)*
Calcein green (CALG) 20.3 
Deferrioxamine (DFO) 26.6  
Deferiprone (DFP) 19.3  
Diethylene-triamine-pentaacetic acid (DTPA) 28.2  
Nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) 18.1  
Transferrin (Tf) 22.3  
Rhodamine B-[(1, 10-phenanthrolin-5-yl) aminocarbonyl] benzyl ester (RPA) 7.7 (11.5 for Fe(II)) 
*

pFe(III) values are −log[M], where M is the concentration of the free metal ion when [ligand] = 10μM and [Fe(III)] = 1μM at pH 7.4. Data from Harris.17 

Data from Thomas et al.18 

Values shown are for 1,10-phenanthroline.

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