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2020

- Bailey, T. A., Mocko, V., Shield, K. M., An, D. D., Akin, A. C., Birnbaum, E. R., Brugh, M., Cooley, J. C., Engle, J. W., Fassbender, M. E., Gauny, S. S., Lakes, A. L., Nortier, F. M., O’Brien, E. M., Thiemann, S. L., White, F. D., Vermeulen, C., Kozimor, S. A., & Abergel, R. J. (2020). Developing the 134Ce and 134La pair as companion positron emission tomography diagnostic isotopes for 225Ac and 227Th radiotherapeutics. Nature Chemistry, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-020-00598-7. Link
- Wang, Y., Zhang, Z., & Abergel, R. J. (2020). Hydroxypyridinone-based stabilization of Np(IV) enabling efficient U/Np/Pu separations in the Adapted PUREX process. Separation and Purification Technology, 118178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.118178. Link
- Agbo, P., Kanady, J. S., & Abergel, R. J. (2020). Infrared photon pair-production in ligand-sensitized lanthanide nanocrystals. Frontiers in Chemistry, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2020.579942. Link
- Lakes, A. L., An, D. D., Gauny, S. S., Ansoborlo, C., Liang, B. H., Rees, J. A., McKnight, K. D., Karsunky, H., & Abergel, R. J. (2020). Evaluating 225Ac and 177Lu radioimmunoconjugates against antibody–drug conjugates for small-cell lung cancer. Molecular Pharmaceutics, 17(11), 4270–4279. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.0c00703. Link
- Pallares, R. M., Panyala, N. R., Sturzbecher-Hoehne, M., Illy, M.-C., & Abergel, R. J. (2020). Characterizing the general chelating affinity of serum protein fetuin for lanthanides. Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 25(7), 941–948. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00775-020-01815-x. Link
- Pallares, R. M., Agbo, P., Liu, X., An, D. D., Gauny, S. S., Zeltmann, S. E., Minor, A. M., & Abergel, R. J. (2020). Engineering mesoporous silica nanoparticles for targeted alpha therapy against breast cancer. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12(36), 40078–40084. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c11051. Link
- Carter, K. P., Pallares, R. M., & Abergel, R. J. (2020). Open questions in transplutonium coordination chemistry. Communications Chemistry, 3(1), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-020-00338-5. Link
- Surbella, R. G., Carter, K. P., Lohrey, T. D., Reilly, D., Kalaj, M., McNamara, B. K., Schwantes, J., & Abergel, R. J. (2020). Rational design of a uranyl metal–organic framework for the capture and colorimetric detection of organic dyes. Chemistry – A European Journal, 26(61), 13819–13825. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201905766. Link
- Pallares, R. M., & Abergel, R. J. (2020). Nanoparticles for targeted cancer radiotherapy. Nano Research, 13(11), 2887–2897. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-2957-8. Link
- Pallares, R. M., Sturzbecher-Hoehne, M., Shivaram, N. H., Cryan, J. P., D’Aléo, A., & Abergel, R. J. (2020). Two-photon antenna sensitization of curium: Evidencing metal-driven effects on absorption cross section in f-element complexes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 11(15), 6063–6067. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01888. Link
- Wang, Y., Deblonde, G. J.-P., & Abergel, R. J. (2020). Hydroxypyridinone derivatives: A low-ph alternative to polyaminocarboxylates for talspeak-like separation of trivalent actinides from lanthanides. ACS Omega, 5(22), 12996–13005. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c00873. Link
- Carter, K. P., Deblonde, G. J.-P., Lohrey, T. D., Bailey, T. A., An, D. D., Shield, K. M., Lukens, W. W., & Abergel, R. J. (2020). Developing scandium and yttrium coordination chemistry to advance theranostic radiopharmaceuticals. Communications Chemistry, 3(1), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-020-0307-0. Link
- Pallares, R. M., An, D. D., Tewari, P., Wang, E. T., & Abergel, R. J. (2020). Rapid detection of gadolinium-based contrast agents in urine with a chelated europium luminescent probe. ACS Sensors, 5(5), 1281–1286. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssensors.0c00615. Link
- Moreau, L. M., Herve, A., Straub, M. D., Russo, D. R., Abergel, R. J., Alayoglu, S., Arnold, J., Braun, A., Deblonde, G. J. P., Liu, Y., Lohrey, T. D., Olive, D. T., Qiao, Y., Rees, J. A., Shuh, D. K., Teat, S. J., Booth, C. H., & Minasian, S. G. (2020). Structural properties of ultra-small thorium and uranium dioxide nanoparticles embedded in a covalent organic framework. Chemical Science, 11(18), 4648–4668. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9SC06117G. Link
- Pallares, R. M., Carter, K. P., Zeltmann, S. E., Tratnjek, T., Minor, A. M., & Abergel, R. J. (2020). Selective lanthanide sensing with gold nanoparticles and hydroxypyridinone chelators. Inorganic Chemistry, 59(3), 2030–2036. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b03393. Link
- Carter, K. P., Smith, K. F., Tratnjek, T., Shield, K. M., Moreau, L. M., Rees, J. A., Booth, C. H., & Abergel, R. J. (2020). Spontaneous chelation-driven reduction of the neptunyl cation in aqueous solution. Chemistry – A European Journal, 26(11), 2354–2359. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201905695. Link
- Abergel, R. J., & Kozimor, S. A. (2020). Innovative f-element chelating strategies. Inorganic Chemistry, 59(1), 4–7. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b03583 Link
2019

- Pallares, R. M., & Abergel, R. J. (2020). Transforming lanthanide and actinide chemistry with nanoparticles. Nanoscale, 12(3), 1339–1348. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9NR09175K. Link
- Abergel, R. J. (2019). How heavy will we get? Nature Chemistry, 11(12), 1075–1075. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-019-0373-z. Link
- Lakes, A. L., Rees, J. A., & Abergel, R. J. (2019). Ironed out: A bacterial siderophore primer. In Encyclopedia of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry (pp. 1–31). American Cancer Society. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119951438.eibc2627. Link
- Ricano, A., Captain, I., Carter, K. P., Nell, B. P., Deblonde, G. J.-P., & Abergel, R. J. (2019). Combinatorial design of multimeric chelating peptoids for selective metal coordination. Chemical Science, 10(28), 6834–6843. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9SC01068H. Link
- Deblonde, G. J.-P., Ricano, A., & Abergel, R. J. (2019). Ultra-selective ligand-driven separation of strategic actinides. Nature Communications, 10(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10240-x. Link
- Clifton, M. C., Rupert, P. B., Hoette, T. M., Raymond, K. N., Abergel, R. J., & Strong, R. K. (2019). Parsing the functional specificity of Siderocalin/Lipocalin 2/NGAL for siderophores and related small-molecule ligands. Journal of Structural Biology: X, 2, 100008. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjsbx.2019.100008. Link
- Deblonde, G. J.-P., Lohrey, T. D., & Abergel, R. J. (2019). Inducing selectivity and chirality in group IV metal coordination with high-denticity hydroxypyridinones. Dalton Transactions, 48(23), 8238–8247. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9DT01031A. Link
- Agbo, P., Müller, A., Arnedo-Sanchez, L., Ercius, P., M. Minor, A., & J. Abergel, R. (2019). Amplified luminescence in organo-curium nanocrystal hybrids. Nanoscale, 11(16), 7609–7612. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9NR01360A. Link
2018

- Deblonde, G. J.-P., Lohrey, T. D., Booth, C. H., Carter, K. P., Parker, B. F., Larsen, Å., Smeets, R., Ryan, O. B., Cuthbertson, A. S., & Abergel, R. J. (2018). Solution thermodynamics and kinetics of metal complexation with a hydroxypyridinone chelator designed for thorium-227 targeted alpha therapy. Inorganic Chemistry, 57(22), 14337–14346. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02430. Link
- Carter, K. P., Jian, J., Pyrch, M. M., Forbes, T. Z., Eaton, T. M., Abergel, R. J., Jong, W. A. de, & Gibson, J. K. (2018). Reductive activation of neptunyl and plutonyl oxo species with a hydroxypyridinone chelating ligand. Chemical Communications, 54(76), 10698–10701. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8CC05626A. Link
- Chen, S., Ko, R., Lai, E. P. C., Wyatt, H., Abergel, R. J., & Li, C. (2018). Encapsulated 3,4,3-li(1,2-HOPO) in chitosan nanoparticles for decorporation via inhalation. Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 182(1), 107–111. https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncy139. Link
- Muller, A., Deblonde, G. J.-P., Ercius, P., Abergel, R. J., & Minor, A. M. (2018). Electron energy loss spectroscopy of actinides at the nanogram scale. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 24(S1), 444–445. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1431927618002714. Link
- Junker, A. K. R., Deblonde, G. J.-P., Abergel, R. J., & Sørensen, T. J. (2018). Investigating subtle 4f vs. 5f coordination differences using kinetically inert Eu(III), Tb(III), and Cm(III) complexes of a coumarin-appended 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7-triacetate (DO3A) ligand. Dalton Transactions, 47(21), 7362–7369. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8DT01547C. Link
- Kelley, M. P., Deblonde, G. J.-P., Su, J., Booth, C. H., Abergel, R. J., Batista, E. R., & Yang, P. (2018). Bond covalency and oxidation state of actinide ions complexed with therapeutic chelating agent 3,4,3-LI(1,2-HOPO). Inorganic Chemistry, 57(9), 5352–5363. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b00345. Link
- Rees, J. A.*, Deblonde, G. J.-P.*, An, D. D.*, Ansoborlo, C., Gauny, S. S., & Abergel, R. J. (2018). Evaluating the potential of chelation therapy to prevent and treat gadolinium deposition from MRI contrast agents. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-22511-6. Link
- Deblonde, G. J.-P., Kelley, M. P., Su, J., Batista, E. R., Yang, P., Booth, C. H., & Abergel, R. J. (2018). Spectroscopic and computational characterization of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid/transplutonium chelates: Evidencing heterogeneity in the heavy actinide(III) series. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 57(17), 4521–4526. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201709183. Link
- Deblonde, G. J.-P., Lohrey, T. D., An, D. D., & Abergel, R. J. (2018). Toxic heavy metal – Pb, Cd, Sn – complexation by the octadentate hydroxypyridinonate ligand archetype 3,4,3-LI(1,2-HOPO). New Journal of Chemistry, 42(10), 7649–7658. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7NJ04559J. Link
- Agbo, P., Rees, J. A., & Abergel, R. J. (2018). Actinide biological inorganic chemistry. In Experimental and Theoretical Approaches to Actinide Chemistry (pp. 445–489). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119115557.ch9. Link
2017

- Abergel, R. J., de Jong, W. A., Deblonde, G. J.-P., Dau, P. D., Captain, I., Eaton, T. M., Jian, J., van Stipdonk, M. J., Martens, J., Berden, G., Oomens, J., & Gibson, J. K. (2017). Cleaving off uranyl oxygens through chelation: A mechanistic study in the gas phase. Inorganic Chemistry, 56(21), 12930–12937. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01720. Link
- Deblonde, G. J.-P., Sturzbecher-Hoehne, M., Rupert, P. B., An, D. D., Illy, M.-C., Ralston, C. Y., Brabec, J., de Jong, W. A., Strong, R. K., & Abergel, R. J. (2017). Chelation and stabilization of berkelium in oxidation state + IV. Nature Chemistry, 9(9), 843–849. https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2759. Link
- An, D. D., Kullgren, B., Jarvis, E. E., & Abergel, R. J. (2017). From early prophylaxis to delayed treatment: Establishing the plutonium decorporation activity window of hydroxypyridinonate chelating agents. Chemico-Biological Interactions, 267, 80–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbi.2016.03.034. Link
2016

- Captain, I., Deblonde, G. J.-P., Rupert, P. B., An, D. D., Illy, M.-C., Rostan, E., Ralston, C. Y., Strong, R. K., & Abergel, R. J. (2016). Engineered recognition of tetravalent zirconium and thorium by chelator–protein systems: Toward flexible radiotherapy and imaging platforms. Inorganic Chemistry, 55(22), 11930–11936. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b02041. Link
- Barasch, J., Hollmen, M., Deng, R., Hod, E. A., Rupert, P. B., Abergel, R. J., Allred, B. E., Xu, K., Darrah, S. F., Tekabe, Y., Perlstein, A., Wax, R., Bruck, E., Stauber, J., Corbin, K. A., Buchen, C., Slavkovich, V., Graziano, J., Spitalnik, S. L., … Qiu, A. (2016). Disposal of iron by a mutant form of lipocalin 2. Nature Communications, 7(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12973. Link
- Abergel, R. J. (2016). Chapter 6: Chelation of actinides. In Metal Chelation in Medicine (pp. 183–212). https://doi.org/10.1039/9781782623892-00183. Link
- Deblonde, G. J.-P., & Abergel, R. J. (2016). Active actinium. Nature Chemistry, 8(11), 1084–1084. https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2653. Link
- Dau, P. D., Shuh, D. K., Sturzbecher-Hoehne, M., Abergel, R. J., & Gibson, J. K. (2016). Divalent and trivalent gas-phase coordination complexes of californium: Evaluating the stability of Cf(II). Dalton Transactions, 45(31), 12338–12345. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6DT02414A. Link
- Agbo, P., & Abergel, R. J. (2016). Ligand-sensitized lanthanide nanocrystals: Merging solid-state photophysics and molecular solution chemistry. Inorganic Chemistry, 55(20), 9973–9980. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b00879. Link
- Abergel, R. J., & Ansoborlo, E. (2016). Curious curium. Nature Chemistry, 8(5), 516–516. https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2512. Link
- Agbo, P., Xu, T., Sturzbecher-Hoehne, M., & Abergel, R. J. (2016). Enhanced ultraviolet photon capture in ligand-sensitized nanocrystals. ACS Photonics, 3(4), 547–552. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.6b00118. Link
- Sturzbecher-Hoehne, M., Yang, P., D’Aléo, A., & Abergel, R. J. (2016). Intramolecular sensitization of americium luminescence in solution: Shining light on short-lived forbidden 5f transitions. Dalton Transactions, 45(24), 9912–9919. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6DT00328A. Link
- Kamada, K., Namikawa, T., Senatore, S., Matthews, C., Lenne, P.-F., Maury, O., Andraud, C., Ponce-Vargas, M., Le Guennic, B., Jacquemin, D., Agbo, P., An, D. D., Gauny, S. S., Liu, X., Abergel, R. J., Fages, F., & D’Aléo, A. (2016). Boron difluoride curcuminoid fluorophores with enhanced two-photon excited fluorescence emission and versatile living-cell imaging properties. Chemistry – A European Journal, 22(15), 5219–5232. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201504903. Link
2015

- Allred, B. E., Rupert, P. B., Gauny, S. S., An, D. D., Ralston, C. Y., Sturzbecher-Hoehne, M., Strong, R. K., & Abergel, R. J. (2015). Siderocalin-mediated recognition, sensitization, and cellular uptake of actinides. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(33), 10342–10347. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1508902112. Link
- Choi, T. A., Endsley, A. N., Bunin, D. I., Colas, C., An, D. D., Morales‐Rivera, J. A., Villalobos, J. A., Shinn, W. M., Dabbs, J. E., Chang, P. Y., & Abergel, R. J. (2015). Biodistribution of the multidentate hydroxypyridinonate ligand [14C]-3,4,3-LI(1,2-HOPO), a potent actinide decorporation agent. Drug Development Research, 76(3), 107–122. https://doi.org/10.1002/ddr.21246. Link
- Sturzbecher-Hoehne, M., Choi, T. A., & Abergel, R. J. (2015). Hydroxypyridinonate complex stability of group (IV) metals and tetravalent f-block elements: The key to the next generation of chelating agents for radiopharmaceuticals. Inorganic Chemistry, 54(7), 3462–3468. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b00033. Link
- Choi, T. A., Furimsky, A. M., Swezey, R., Bunin, D. I., Byrge, P., Iyer, L. V., Chang, P. Y., & Abergel, R. J. (2015). In vitro metabolism and stability of the actinide chelating agent 3,4,3-LI(1,2-HOPO). Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 104(5), 1832–1838. https://doi.org/10.1002/jps.24394. Link
- Choi, T. A., Costes, S. V., & Abergel, R. J. (2015). Understanding the health impacts and risks of exposure to radiation. In J. Ahn, C. Carson, M. Jensen, K. Juraku, S. Nagasaki, & S. Tanaka (Eds.), Reflections on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident: Toward Social-Scientific Literacy and Engineering Resilience (pp. 259–281). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12090-4_13. Link
- Liu, M., Wang, J., Wu, X., Wang, E., Abergel, R. J., Shuh, D. K., Raymond, K. N., & Liu, P. (2015). Characterization, HPLC method development and impurity identification for 3,4,3-LI(1,2-HOPO), a potent actinide chelator for radionuclide decorporation. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 102, 443–449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpba.2014.10.015. Link
2014

- Abergel RJ. Les futurs agents chélatants sont déjà là. Biofutur. 2014, 353, 47-51. Link
- Panyala, N. R., Sturzbecher-Hoehne, M., & Abergel, R. J. (2014). Identification of process related trace level impurities in the actinide decorporation agent 3,4,3-LI(1,2-HOPO): Nozzle–skimmer fragmentation via ESI LC–QTOFMS. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 100, 157–166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpba.2014.08.004. Link
- An, D. D., Villalobos, J. A., Morales-Rivera, J. A., Rosen, C. J., Bjornstad, K. A., Gauny, S. S., Choi, T. A., Sturzbecher-Hoehne, M., & Abergel, R. J. (2014). 238Pu elimination profiles after delayed treatment with 3,4,3LI(1,2HOPO) in female and male Swiss-Webster mice. International Journal of Radiation Biology, 90(11), 1055–1061. https://doi.org/10.3109/09553002.2014.925150. Link
- Sturzbecher-Hoehne, M., Kullgren, B., Jarvis, E. E., An, D. D., & Abergel, R. J. (2014). Highly luminescent and stable hydroxypyridinonate complexes: A step towards new curium decontamination strategies. Chemistry – A European Journal, 20(32), 9962–9968. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201402103 . Link
2013

- Deblonde, G. J.-P., Sturzbecher-Hoehne, M., & Abergel, R. J. (2013). Solution thermodynamic stability of complexes formed with the octadentate hydroxypyridinonate ligand 3,4,3-LI(1,2-HOPO): A critical feature for efficient chelation of lanthanide(IV) and actinide(IV) ions. Inorganic Chemistry, 52(15), 8805–8811. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic4010246. Link
- Sturzbecher-Hoehne, M., Deblonde, G. J.-P., & Abergel, R. J. (2013). Solution thermodynamic evaluation of hydroxypyridinonate chelators 3,4,3-LI(1,2-HOPO) and 5-LIO(Me-3,2-HOPO) for UO2(VI) and Th(IV) decorporation. Radiochimica Acta, 101(6), 359–366. https://doi.org/10.1524/ract.2013.2047. Link
- Deblonde, G. J.-P., Sturzbecher-Hoehne, M., Mason, A. B., & Abergel, R. J. (2013). Receptor recognition of transferrin bound to lanthanides and actinides: A discriminating step in cellular acquisition of f-block metals. Metallomics, 5(6), 619–626. https://doi.org/10.1039/C3MT20237B. Link
- Bunin, D. I., Chang, P. Y., Doppalapudi, R. S., Riccio, E. S., An, D., Jarvis, E. E., Kullgren, B., & Abergel, R. J. (2013). Dose-dependent efficacy and safety toxicology of hydroxypyridinonate actinide decorporation agents in rodents: Towards a safe and effective human dosing regimen. Radiation Research, 179(2), 171–182. https://doi.org/10.1667/RR3115.1. Link
- Sturzbecher-Hoehne, M., Goujon, C., Deblonde, G. J.-P., Mason, A. B., & Abergel, R. J. (2013). Sensitizing curium luminescence through an antenna protein to investigate biological actinide transport mechanisms. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135(7), 2676–2683. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja310957f. Link
2012

- Kullgren, B., Jarvis, E. E., An, D. D., & Abergel, R. J. (2012). Actinide chelation: Biodistribution and in vivo complex stability of the targeted metal ions. Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods, 23(1), 18–26. https://doi.org/10.3109/15376516.2012.728641. Link
- Jarvis, E. E., An, D. D., Kullgren, B., & Abergel, R. J. (2012). Significance of single variables in defining adequate animal models to assess the efficacy of new radionuclide decorporation agents: Using the contamination dose as an example. Drug Development Research, 73(5), 281–289. https://doi.org/10.1002/ddr.21020. Link
2011

- Correnti, C., Clifton, M. C., Abergel, R. J., Allred, B., Hoette, T. M., Ruiz, M., Cancedda, R., Raymond, K. N., Descalzi, F., & Strong, R. K. (2011). Galline ex-fabp is an antibacterial siderocalin and a lysophosphatidic acid sensor functioning through dual ligand specificities. Structure, 19(12), 1796–1806. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2011.09.019. Link
- Abergel, R. J., & Raymond, K. N. (2011). Multidentate terephthalamidate and hydroxypyridonate ligands: Towards new orally active chelators. Hemoglobin, 35(3), 276–290. https://doi.org/10.3109/03630269.2011.560771. Link
- Chang, P. Y., Bunin, D. I., Gow, J., Swezey, R., Shinn, W., Shuh, D. K., & Abergel, R. J. (2011). Analytical methods for the bioavailability evaluation of hydroxypyridinonate actinide decorporation agents in pre-clinical pharmacokinetic studies. Journal of Chromatography & Separation Techniques, 4(7), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.4172/2157-7064.1000196. Link
- Sturzbecher-Hoehne, M., Leung, C. N. P., D’Aléo, A., Kullgren, B., Prigent, A.-L., Shuh, D. K., Raymond, K. N., & Abergel, R. J. (2011). 3,4,3-LI(1,2-HOPO): In vitro formation of highly stable lanthanide complexes translates into efficacious in vivo europium decorporation. Dalton Transactions, 40(33), 8340–8346. https://doi.org/10.1039/C1DT10840A. Link
2010

- Abergel, R. J., Durbin, P. W., Kullgren, B., Ebbe, S. N., Xu, J., Chang, P. Y., Bunin, D. I., Blakely, E. A., Bjornstad, K. A., Rosen, C. J., Shuh, D. K., & Raymond, K. N. (2010). Biomimetic actinide chelators: An update on the preclinical development of the orally active hydroxypyridonate decorporation agents 3,4,3-LI(1,2-HOPO) and 5-LIO(Me-3,2-HOPO). Health Physics, 99(3), 401–407. https://doi.org/10.1097/HP.0b013e3181c21273. Link
Past

- Abergel, R. J., D’Aléo, A., Ng Pak Leung, C., Shuh, D. K., & Raymond, K. N. (2009). Using the antenna effect as a spectroscopic tool: Photophysics and solution thermodynamics of the model luminescent hydroxypyridonate complex [EuIII(3,4,3-LI(1,2-HOPO))]−. Inorganic Chemistry, 48(23), 10868–10870. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic9013703. Link
- Wilson, M. K., Abergel, R. J., Arceneaux, J. E. L., Raymond, K. N., & Byers, B. R. (2009). Temporal production of the two Bacillus anthracis siderophores, petrobactin and bacillibactin. BioMetals, 23(1), 129. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10534-009-9272-x. Link
- Abergel, R. J., Zawadzka, A. M., Hoette, T. M., & Raymond, K. N. (2009). Enzymatic hydrolysis of trilactone siderophores: Where chiral recognition occurs in enterobactin and bacillibactin iron transport. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131(35), 12682–12692. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja903051q. Link
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