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Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

ACS reagent, 99.4-100.6%, powder

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Synonym(s):
(Ethylenedinitrilo)tetraacetic acid, EDTA, Edathamil, Ethylenedinitrilotetraacetic acid
Linear Formula:
(HO2CCH2)2NCH2CH2N(CH2CO2H)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
292.24
Beilstein:
1716295
EC Number:
MDL number:
eCl@ss:
39030907
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

grade

ACS reagent

Assay

99.4-100.6%

form

powder

reaction suitability

reagent type: chelator

impurities

≤0.005% insoluble matter
≤0.1% Nitrilotriacetic acid ([HOCOCH2]3N)

ign. residue

≤0.2%

pH

2.5 (23 °C, 10 g/L)

mp

250 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 0.4 g/L at 20 °C

cation traces

Ca: ≤0.001%
Fe: ≤0.005%
Mg: ≤5 ppm
heavy metals: ≤0.001% (byICP-OES)

SMILES string

OC(=O)CN(CCN(CC(O)=O)CC(O)=O)CC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C10H16N2O8/c13-7(14)3-11(4-8(15)16)1-2-12(5-9(17)18)6-10(19)20/h1-6H2,(H,13,14)(H,15,16)(H,17,18)(H,19,20)

InChI key

KCXVZYZYPLLWCC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) is a hydrophilic metal chelating agent that transforms metal ions into inactive, cyclic metal complexes. Hence, it has industrial application for resolving metal contamination.

Application

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid has been used:
  • as a component of labeling buffer, which is used in the washing step during cell fractionation{155)
  • for investigating the effect of papain enzyme on wound debridement and other skin issues
  • for harvesting rat arterial smooth muscle cell after its pre-treatment for its use in flow cytometry analysis

Biochem/physiol Actions

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) is not easily administered by the gastrointestinal tract. Intravenous administration of sodium EDTA results in hypocalcemic tetany. It is generally useful in plasma or molecular diagnostics and acts by chelating calcium. EDTA serves as an anticoagulant for haematological cell counting and cell morphological analysis.

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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CRC Desk Reference of Clinical Pharmacology, 215-215 (1997)
Streaming of proteolytic enzyme solutions for wound debridement: a feasibility study
Yaakobi T, et al.
Wounds : a compendium of clinical research and practice, 16, 201-205 (2004)
Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods E-book, 28-28 (2011)
Adsorption of metal-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid chelates onto lake sediment
Sillanpaa M and Ramo J
Chemosphere, 45, 881-885 (2001)
Renée S Suen et al.
The American journal of pathology, 179(3), 1549-1559 (2011-07-02)
Because both endothelin-1 (ET-1) and angiotensin II (AngII) are independent mediators of arterial remodeling, we sought to determine the role of ET receptor inhibition in AngII-accelerated atherosclerosis and aortic aneurysm formation. We administered saline or AngII and/or bosentan, an endothelin

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