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Edetic Acid
Definition
: A chelating agent (CHELATING AGENTS) that sequesters a variety of polyvalent cations. It is used in pharmaceutical manufacturing and as a food additive.
Other names
Tetracemate; Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid; Edetates; Edathamil; EDTA; Tetacine, Calcium; Ethylene Dinitrilotetraacetate, Disodium; Edetate, Calcium Disodium; EDTA, Stannous; EDTA, Potassium; EDTA, Magnesium Disodium; EDTA, Gallium; EDTA, Distannous; EDTA, Disodium; EDTA, Dicobalt; EDTA, Copper; EDTA, Chromium; Dinitrilotetraacetate, Ethylene; Dinitrilotetraacetate, Disodium Ethylene; Acid, Ethylenedinitrilotetraacetic
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CALCIUM DISODIUM VERSENATE
Substance
CAS Registry & name
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CDTA [ Cu-CDTA,CDTA, calcium salt,CDTA, calcium, sodium salt,CDTA, magnesium, sodium salt,CDTA, manganese (2-), disodium salt,CDTA, sodium salt,DCTA,Fe-CDTA,Gd-CDTA,Mn-CDTA,Ni-CDTA,cyclohexanediaminetetraacetic acid,diaminocyclohexanetetraacetic acid ]
RN given refers to parent cpd; structure
482-54-2 (1,2-
cyclohexylenedinitrilo)tetraacetic acid
Edetic Acid/*analogs & derivatives
Pharma Action
Chelating Agents
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 86(1):206;1979; Biochemistry 14(25):5470;1975; Biochim Biophys Acta 448(1):123;1976; Cesk Dermatol 50(2):95;1975; Environ Physiol Biochem 4(4):176;1974; Toxicology 9:379;1978
