Orally active iron chelator with high affinity and selectivity for iron(III) (relative metal complex stability constants of pFe(III)= 20.3; pCu(II)= 9.8; pZn(II)= 6.2) and a suit-able partition coefficient to permeate membranes. CM1 is able to penetrate hepatocytes and relatively non toxic. Potential therapeutic for patients suffering from thalassaemia related iron overload Moreover, CM1 shows an inhibitory effect on the growth of Plasmodium falciparum (malaria parrasite; IC50 value 35 µM).

KEYWORDS: CM1 | supplier | Iron chelator | CAS [1643659-63-5] | Iron (III) | FE(III) | Chelator | thalassaemia | hepatocytes | malaria | parasite | Plasmodium