Abstract:
A thermodynamic equilibrium model consisted of multi-metal ion and low molecular weight ligand was constructed to study the speciation of Pu
4+ in human blood plasma and the influences of concentrations of DTPA, CO
2-3and Citrate
3- on the speciation. Computer simulation indicates that low concentration of Pu
4+ in blood plasma with Pu(OH)
4(l) speciation accumulates in liver. Pu
4+ form precipitation is difficult to eliminate from the body under the high concentration of Pu
4+ in plasma fluids. When the concentration of DTPA is 2.5×10
-5 mol/L, the species of plutonium is mainly as negatively charged Pu(OH)DTPA
2- and maintains stable. The species was at first calculated at pH 5.0, with the increase of concentration of Citrate
3-, the major speciation of Pu
4+ is as PuCitrate2
2- and PuCitrate
+ which are excreted easily from body. In blood plasma Pu
4+ combines with Ca
2+ and Mg
2+ to form CaHDTPA
2-, Ca
2DTPA
-, CaDTPA
3-, MgHDTPA
2- and MgDTPA
3- when the concentration of DTPA is 4.6×10
-5 mol/L, which excrete Pu
4+ and produce toxic side effects on bone at the same time.