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The in vivo coordination structure of lanthanum ions interacting with chlorophyll-a of the fern Dicranopteris dichotoma grown in a rare earth minefield in southern China was determined by the extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS). The results show that lanthanum includes two porphyrin rings in its coordination sphere. It is postulated that the La-chlorophyll-a complex may have a bilayer structure. The analytical method may serve as a new tool to gain insight in the in vivo interactions of rare earth elements.
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Fashui, H., Zhenggui, W., Guiwen, Z. et al. Extended X-ray absorption fine-structure study of the bound form of lanthane in chlorophyll-a from Dicranopteris dichotoma . Biol Trace Elem Res 82, 239–245 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1385/BTER:82:1-3:239
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1385/BTER:82:1-3:239