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Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) (disodium salt dihydrate)
 
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) (disodium salt dihydrate)
  
 
Locks up metal ions in solution which inactivates enzymes (such as nucleases) that depend on these metal ions to function.
 
Locks up metal ions in solution which inactivates enzymes (such as nucleases) that depend on these metal ions to function.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethylenediaminetetraacetic_acid
  
 
=What Links Here=
 
=What Links Here=

Revision as of 03:51, 28 July 2018

EDTA bound to a metal ion in solution

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) (disodium salt dihydrate)

Locks up metal ions in solution which inactivates enzymes (such as nucleases) that depend on these metal ions to function.

Links

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethylenediaminetetraacetic_acid

What Links Here