Déférasirox

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N° CAS 201530-41-8

Blood substitutes and perfusion solutions

• Deferasirox is an iron chelator with a strong affinity for trivalent iron.
• It is a tridentate ligand, binding iron with high affinity in a 2:1 ratio. It has a low affinity for zinc and copper and does not alter the constant low serum levels of these metals.