General Description
Edetate Disodium is the disodium salt form of edetate, a heavy metal chelating agent. Edetate, a heavy metal antagonist, chelates divalent and trivalent metals, forming soluble stable complexes. It inhibits enzymes, such as metalloproteases, that require divalent cations for activity.
CAS Number: 6381-92-6;
Synonyms: Edetate Disodium; Disodium Edta Dihydrate; Disodium Edetate Dihydrate; Edta Disodium Salt Dihydrate; Disodium Ethylenediaminetetraacetate Dihydrate, Edta Disodium Salt, Edta-Na2, Edathamil, Edetate Disodium Salt Dihydrate, Sequestrene Na2
Molecular Formula: C10H18N2Na2O10;
Molecular Weight: 372.238 g/mol
InChI Key: OVBJJZOQPCKUOR-UHFFFAOYSA-L
