Nitric oxide-releasing ruthenium nanoparticles

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Oct 14;47(38):10776-8. doi: 10.1039/c1cc13830h. Epub 2011 Sep 2.

Abstract

Nitric oxide-releasing ruthenium nanoparticles were synthesized by the reaction of alkanethiolate-protected ruthenium nanoparticles with tert-butyl nitrite ((t)BuONO), and their water-soluble derivatives are able to deliver NO to proteins such as reduced myoglobin upon light irradiation in aqueous media.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Coordination Complexes / chemistry
  • Horses
  • Light
  • Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Myoglobin / metabolism
  • Nitric Oxide / metabolism*
  • Nitrites / chemistry
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Ruthenium / chemistry*
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Coordination Complexes
  • Myoglobin
  • Nitrites
  • Water
  • Nitric Oxide
  • n-butyl nitrite
  • Ruthenium