bathocuproine

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bathocuproine (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) A compound having the formula C26H20N2, used chiefly as a metal complexing agent or chelator.
   • 1998 January 30, Chinmay K. Mukhopadhyay et al., “Role of Ceruloplasmin in Cellular Iron Uptake”, in Science‎^[1], volume 279, number 5351, →DOI, pages 714–717:

     Incubation of HepG2 cells with the copper chelator bathocuproine was completely ineffective (Fig. 2 C), showing ion specificity.

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