Bazzicalupi Carla, Bencini Andrea, Bianchi Antonio, Danesi Andrea, Giorgi Claudia, Lodeiro Carlos, Pina Fernando, Santarelli Samuele, Valtancoli Barbara
Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019-Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2005 May 28(20):2630-2. doi: 10.1039/b502229k. Epub 2005 Mar 24.
A protonated Zn(II) complex with a terpyridine-containing pentaamine macrocycle catalyses ATP hydrolysis in the presence of a second metal ion, which acts as cofactor assisting the phosphoryl transfer from ATP to an amine group of the receptor.