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Chelating Agents

Known as: Agents, Chelating, chelator, Complexons 
A chemical compound that binds tightly to metal ions. In medicine, chelating agents are used to remove toxic metals from the body. They are also… 
National Institutes of Health

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AntidoteChelating ActivityCoordination ComplexesIron Chelating Agents

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CDTACaseinsCuprizoneDeferoxamine

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Indicators and ReagentsMiscellaneous chemical agentPharmaceutical Preparations

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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Synthesis, Reactivity, and Catalytic Behavior of Iron/Zinc-Containing Species Involved in Oxidation of Hydrocarbons under Gif-Type Conditions
The present study explores the nature and reactivity of iron- and zinc-containing species generated in hydrocarbon-oxidizing… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
A new manganese cluster topology capable of yielding high-spinspecies: mixed-valence[Mn7(OH)3Cl3(hmp)9]2+ with S ≥ 10
The reaction between MnCl 2 ·4H 2 O, Hhmp (Hhmp = 2-hydroxymethylpyridine) and NEt 4 MnO 4 in MeCN gives NEt 4… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
DNA strand breakage, thymine glycol production, and hydroxyl radical generation induced by different samples of crystalline silica in vitro.
Five preparations of alpha-quartz [Min-U-Sil 5 (MQZ), MQZ pretreated with hydrofluoric acid (HFMQZ), Chinese standard alpha… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Synthesis and biodistribution of neutral lipid-soluble Tc-99m complexes that cross the blood-brain barrier.
Three Tc-99m-labeled neutral 1,2-dithia-5,8-diazacyclodecane (BAT) chelates that are capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Encapsulated metal ions
Abstract 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Reactions with the oxidized iron protein of Azotobacter vinelandii nitrogenase: formation of a 2Fe center.
The Fe-S center of oxidized Fe protein from Azotobacter vinelandii nitrogenase is decomposed by alpha,alpha'-dipyridyl in a… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Inhibition of microsomal oxidation of alcohols and of hydroxyl-radical-scavenging agents by the iron-chelating agent desferrioxamine.
Rat liver microsomes (microsomal fractions) catalyse the oxidation of straight-chain aliphatic alcohols and of hydroxyl-radical… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Membrane-bound and soluble extracellular alpha-amylase from Bacillus subtilis.
Extracellular alpha-amylase was purified to homogeneity from a Marburg strain of Bacillus subtilis. The enzyme is a single… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
The kinetics and mechanism of iron (3) exchange between chelates and transferrin. II. The presentation and removal with ethylenediaminetetraacetate.
Abstract The rate of exchange of iron from ethylenediaminetetraacetate has been studied. The substance initially formed has a… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
Artificial cultivation of a red-pigmented marine blue-green alga, Phormidium persicinum.
SUMMARY: Phormidium persicinum requires light intensities < 300 foot-candles and grows at 10°-33°. The medium developed for P…