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Binding equilibrium of NO to three water-soluble iron(III) porphyrins was examined spectrophotometrically in aqueous solution. Effects of electron-donor ability and hydrophobicity of porphyrin on the NO binding were discussed on the basis of the thermodynamic data for the binding. In aqueous and organic mixed solvents, NO binding to 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrinatoiron(III) was found to be a two-step reversible reaction. With increasing the NO partial pressure, the Fe(III) complex firstly produces Fe(III)–NO species, followed by generation of Fe(II)–NO species. The results suggest that water would play an essential role in this phenomenon. |