H.Nakajima
et al.
(2015).
Construction of an enterobactin analogue with symmetrically arranged monomer subunits of ferritin.
Chem Commun (camb),
51,
16609-16612.
PubMed id: 26404005
DOI: 10.1039/c5cc06904a
A set of three catecholamide ligands mimicking the structure of enterobactin was
constructed on ferritin, where the 3-fold symmetric arrangement of the monomer
subunits served as a foundation to form a coordination space. Similar to
enterobactin, the ligands showed strong affinity for the ferric ion and formed a
tris-catechoyl complex. Crystallography revealed that the complex was embedded
in the entrance of the 3-fold axis channel.