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ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
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ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid [¦eth·ə·lēn¦dī·ə‚mēn‚te·trə·ə′sēd·ik ′as·əd]
(organic chemistry)
(HOOC-CH2)2NCH2CH2N(CH2COOH) White crystals, slightly soluble in water and decomposing above 160°C; the sodium salt is a strong chelating agent, reacting with many metallic ions to form soluble nonionic chelate. Abbreviated EDTA.


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a senior scientist at Prana and coauthor of the pilot study, involved the use of strong chelators such as edetic acid to break up the plaques and access the amyloid beta proteins.
This activity was lost when the enzyme extract was preincubated with 10 mM of edetic acid and was partially restored by addition of 1 mM Zn[Cl.
 
 
 
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