Cg. Zhang et al., A model complex for carbonic anhydrases: crystal structure of tris-imidazole maleato zinc(II) dihydrate, J CHEM R-S, (5), 2000, pp. 214-215
A novel zinc complex containing three simple imidazole rings as a model com
pound for carbonic anhydrase and as a rare model for the carboxylate-imidaz
ole-zinc triad interactions frequently observed in zinc enzymes has been ma
de and its structure determined by X-ray diffraction in which the zinc atom
has a distorted tetrahedral geometry.