Sensitizing Curium Luminescence through an Antenna Protein To Investigate Biological Actinide Transport Mechanisms

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 135; no. 7; pp. 2676 - 2683
• Main Authors: Sturzbecher-Hoehne, Manuel, Goujon, Christophe, Deblonde, Gauthier J.-P, Mason, Anne B, Abergel, Rebecca J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 20.02.2013
• Subjects: Actinoid Series Elements - chemistry; Actinoid Series Elements - metabolism; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Coordination Complexes - chemistry; Curium - chemistry; Curium - metabolism; Humans; Luminescence; Thermodynamics; Transferrin - chemistry; Transferrin - metabolism

Worldwide stocks of actinides and lanthanide fission products produced through conventional nuclear spent fuel are increasing continuously, resulting in a growing risk of environmental and human exposure to these toxic radioactive metal ions. Understanding the biomolecular pathways involved in mamma...