Research Article

Gadolinium(III) Complexes with N-Alkyl-N-methylglucamine Surfactants Incorporated into Liposomes as Potential MRI Contrast Agents

Table 2

and relaxivity of Gd complexes at 0.47 T (25°C).

Compound (s−1 mM−1) (s−1 mM−1)

Gd-DTPA4.98 ± 0.035.47 ± 0.03
GdL811.90 ± 0.0213.00 ± 0.02
GdL1012.30 ± 0.0113.60 ± 0.02