Department of Chemistry, University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019-Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy.
Abstract:
A protonated Zn(II) complex with a terpyridine-containing pentaamine macrocycle catalyses ATP hydrolysis in the presence of a second metal ion, which acts as cofactor assisting the phosphoryl transfer from ATP to an amine group of the receptor.