[16 -18], and can be even studied as biological models for metalloproteins [19]. Moreover, the structural features of the macrocycles and the unique radiophysical properties of copper radioisotopes led to their potential usefulness in diagnostic and/or therapeutic applications [20].Copper ions in different oxidation states are present in a diverse group of metalloenzymes, in which the metal is coordinated to N-, O-, and S-atoms. In type-I Cucenters (e.g., in amicyanin, plastocyanin, and pseudoazurin), the Cu II ion is coordinated in a trigonal-planar fashion by 2 histidine and 1 cysteine ligand (N 2 S coordination) with one or two weakly interacting axial ligands (S or O), whereas type-II Cu-centers (e.g., in dioxygenase, monooxygenases, nitrite reductase) exhibit a square-planar coordina-