Ferric ion sequestering agents. 11. Synthesis and kinetics of iron removal from transferrin of catechoyl derivatives of desferrioxamine B

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jm00357a022

Two catechoyl derivatives of desferrioxamine B have been synthesized. The more soluble N-(2,3-dihydroxy-4-carboxybenzoyl)desferrioxamine B derivative was found to remove iron from the human iron transport protein transferrin with a pseudo-first-order rate