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The aqueous complexation of lanthanide ions with citrate in pH 7.4 sol
ution has been investigated with use of the lanthanide-induced shift a
nd paramagnetic relaxation rate enhancement methods. The results show
that citrate coordinates via hydroxyl and central carboxylate groups w
ith lanthanide ions and forms 1:2 (Ln/cit) isostructural complexes thr
ough the lanthanide series. A new possible coordination geometry deduc
ed from our experimental data is suggested and discussed.