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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
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Asbestos-catalysed lipid peroxidation and its inhibition by desferroxamine.
In an effort to understand the properties of asbestos fibres that might contribute to their being toxic, we incubated three… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Simultaneous determination of nickel, lead, zinc, and copper in citrus leaves and rice flour by liquid chromatography with hexamethylenedithiocarbamate extraction.
Reversed-phase liquid chromatography followed by solvent extraction with hexamethyleneammonium hexamethylenedithiocarbamate (HMA… 
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
1981
Highly Cited
1981
A specific role for Ca2+ in the oxidation of exogenous NADH by Jerusalem-artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) mitochondria.
1. The addition of chelators to a suspension of mitochondria in a low-cation medium containing 9-aminoacridine caused a decrease… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Mechanism of localization of 99mTc-labeled pyrophosphate and tetracycline in infarcted myocardium.
The gross and subcellular localizations of 99mTc-labeled pyrophosphate and tetracycline in myocardial infarcts were studied in a… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Formation of Protoplasts from Resting Spores
Coat-stripped spores suspended in hypertonic solutions and supplied with two essential cations can be converted into viable… 
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
ALTERATIONS IN METAL CONTENT OF SPORES OF BACILLUS MEGATERIUM AND THE EFFECT ON SOME SPORE PROPERTIES
The relation of metal ions to bacterial spores has almost invariably been studied from the standpoint of the influence of their… 
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…