Chemicals and Drugs

Chelating Agents

Chemicals that bind to and remove ions from solutions. Many chelating agents function through the formation of COORDINATION COMPLEXES with METALS.

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Abstract

Chemicals that bind to and remove ions from solutions. Many chelating agents function through the formation of COORDINATION COMPLEXES with METALS.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Chelating Agent
  • Chelator
  • Chelators
  • Complexons
  • Agent, Chelating
  • Agents, Chelating
  • Metal Antagonists
  • Metal Chelating Agents
  • Agents, Metal Chelating
  • Antagonists, Metal
  • Chelating Agents, Metal

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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History Note

HEAVY METAL DETOXICANTS was heading 1963-65

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QV 290

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Chelating Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002614. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002614
  2. Chelating Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11872304