Iron Chelating Agents
Description
  Organic chemicals that form two or more coordination links with an iron ion. Once coordination has occurred, the complex formed is called a chelate. The iron-binding porphyrin group of hemoglobin is an example of a metal chelate found in biological systems.
Synonyms
  Iron Chelates
Agents, Iron Chelating
Chelates, Iron
Chelating Agents, Iron
Parents
  Chelating Agents
Children
  Siderophores
See Also
  Siderophores
Examples
  Ferrozine
Pentetic Acid
Experts
  Alphonse E. Leure-duPree
Tree Numbers
  D27.505.519.249.410
D27.720.222.410
MeSH ID
  D007502

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