Hemerythrin metal ligands

Metalloproteins Hemerythrin Metal ligand(s) charge- Identification and coor-... 

Binuclear metal complexes are interesting from several points of view, in particular if it is possible to keep the two metal ions not to far from each other [1]. Under such conditions metal-metal interactions are expected and they should reflect themselves in their magnetic and electrochemical properties. In addition two metal ions kept at a fixed distance often allow the specifical binding of a bridging ligand and thus recognition of a molecule and sometimes also its activation. Thus they can be used as models for the study of the structure and reactivity of metalloproteins such as laccase, hemocyanin, hemerythrin and urease. 

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