Publications by authors named "Delfina Quinone"

Fluoride in drinking water has beneficial or harmful health effects depending on its concentration. This highlights the need for new low-cost and portable sensors capable of in situ monitoring of F ions. Unfortunately, achieving high levels of water compatibility and fluoride specificity remains a challenge.

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Phytate (L ) is a relevant natural product. It interacts strongly with biologically relevant cations, due to the high negative charge exhibited in a wide pH range. The synthesis and crystal structures of the mixed-ligand Cu(II) polynuclear complexes K(H tptz) [Cu(H L)(tptz)] ⋅ 3.

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myo-Inositol phosphates are an important group of biomolecules that are present in all eukaryotic cells. The most abundant member of this family in nature is InsP (phytate, L in its fully deprotonated form). Phytate interacts strongly with inorganic and organic cations, and this interaction is essential for determining the possible functions of this biomolecule.

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