Zinc binding compounds and their method of use

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APP PUB NO 20050250214A1
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10840712

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The present invention provides a metal chelator and methods that facilitate binding, detecting, monitoring and quantitating of zinc ions in a sample. The metal chelating moiety of the zinc-binding compound is an analog of the well-known calcium chelator, BAPTA (1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N'N'-tetraacetic acid), wherein the chelating moiety has been modified from a tetraacetic acid moiety to a tri- di- or monoacetic moiety. This change in acetic acid groups on the metal chelating moiety results in the selective bindings of zinc ions in the presence of calcium ions, both of which are present in biological fluids and intracellular cytosolic fluid and organelles.

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MOLECULAR PROBES INC29851 WILLOW CREEK ROAD EUGENE OR 97402

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Gee, Kyle R Springfield, OR 31 946

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