The ability of 3-hydroxypyridin-4-ones (CP), a family of bidentate orally effective iron chelators, to remove iron and to prevent iron-induced lipid peroxidation was studied in beating rat myocardial cells in culture. The iron (III) binding constant (log beta 3) of all CP compounds is 36, but their lipophilicity may be modified by altering the length of the R2 substituent on the ring nitrogen. ...

A novel octadentate 3-hydroxypyridin-2-one (2,3-HOPO) based di-macrocyclic ligand was evaluated for chelation of (89)Zr; subsequently, it was used as a bi-functional chelator for preparation of (89)Zr-labeled antibodies. Quantitative chelation of (89)Zr(4+) with the octadentate ligand forming (89)ZrL complex was achieved under mild conditions within 15 minutes. The (89)Zr-complex was stable in ...