Malik N A, Otiko G, Sadler P J
J Inorg Biochem. 1980 Jul;12(4):317-22. doi: 10.1016/s0162-0134(00)80272-x.
Contrasting reactions of the antiarthritic complexes ClAuPEt3 and ClAu(PEt3)2 with blood have been studied by 31P nmr spectroscopy. The monophosphine complex has two binding sites in erythrocytes, probably at the SH groups of glutathione and haemoglobin. The bis complex solidifies blood via a reductive denaturation of albumin, with the release of OPet3.
