Abstract
Dinitrosyl iron complexes (DNICs, [Fe(NO)2(L)2]-) are important NO-metabolites. Recently, we elucidated the formation mechanism of DNICs containing low molecular weight thiols. Thereby, we verify that the formation of {Fe(NO)2}9 moiety found in DNICs involves the reduction of Fe2+ to Fe+ promoted by low molecular weight thiols, which is in accordance with their function as biological redu…