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Mehdi Zaghouani1, Bastien Nay.
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Covering: up to 20153-Acylated tetramic and tetronic acids are characterized by a low pKa and are likely to be deprotonated under physiological conditions. In addition, their structure makes them excellent chelators of metallic cations. We will discuss the significance of these chemical properties with regard to the biological properties and mechanisms of action of these compounds, highlighting the importance of considering them as salts or chelates for biological purposes, rather than acids.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26879987 DOI: 10.1039/c5np00144g
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Prod Rep ISSN: 0265-0568 Impact factor: 13.423