Synonyms: EDTA disodium salt, (Ethylenedinitrilo)-Tetraacetic Acid disodium salt, Cheladrate, Chelaplex III, Chelaton III, Complexon III, d'E.D.T.A. Disodique, Disodium diacid ethylenediaminetetraacetate, Disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate dihydrate, EDTA-Na2, Edathamil, Edetate disodium salt dihydrate, Sequestrene Na2
CAS Number: 6381-92-6
Molecular Formula: C10H14N2O8Na2·2H2O
Molecular Weight: 372.24
Beilstein Registry Number: 39006094
EC Number: 205-358-3
Ethylenediamine Tetraacetic Acid is a polyamino carboxylic acid hexadentate ligand and a chelating agent. This product is designated as Molecular Biology grade and is suitable for molecular biology applications.
Applications
Ethylenediamine Tetraacetic Acid is a chelator of divalent cations. It also inhibits enzymes, such as metalloproteases, that require divalent cations for activity.
Typical Working Concentration
1-10 µM (As an inhibitor of metalloproteases)(Lit.)