Applications

Carbon monoxide-releasing molecule used for pharamological studies including:
• Enhancement of coagulation and attenuation of vulnerability to fibrinolysis¹
• Investigations of P2X4 as a possible target²
• Possible modification of thrombus growth or disintegration³
• Enhances fibrinogen as a substrate for thrombin⁴
• Regulation of ion transport by gasotransmitters⁵

Used as a CO donor for reactive oxygen species mediated bacterial killing⁶