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. 2010 Mar 24;66(Pt 4):358–365. doi: 10.1107/S0907444909053074

Table 1. List of the most reactive compounds for heavy-atom derivatization of proteins.

Ranking of the most reactive compounds Derivatization (%)
Ethylmercury(II) phosphate 69.4
Methylmercury(II) acetate 66.6
Sodium tetrachloroaurate 61.1
Potassium tetrabromoplatinate 55.5
Potassium tetrachloroaurate 52.7
Ammonium tetrachloroplatinate 50.0
Gold(III) chloride 47.2
Diaminoplatinum dinitrate 47.2
Thiomersal 47.2
Mercury(II) acetate 47.2
PCMBS 47.2
Potassium tetrachloroplatinate 44.4
Potassium tetranitroplatinate 44.4
Lead acetate 43.3
Potassium hexabromoplatinate 41.7
Methylmercury(II) chloride 38.8
Mersalyl 38.8
Mercury(II) bromide 36.1
Mercury(II) cyanide 33.3
Gold chloride 33.3
Platinum potassium thiocyanate 33.3
Lead nitrate 33.3