Edetate calcium disodium is a metal ion chelator used to reduce blood concentrations and depot stores of lead from the body. It is on the World Health Organization Model List of Essential Medicines. Edetate calcium disodium was granted FDA approval on 16 July 1953. Edetate Calcium Disodium is contracted name for a salt of ethylenediaminetetraacetate, an agent used as a chelator of lead and some other heavy metals. Its therapeutic use is listed as antidotes. The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a mineral/inorganic source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include EDTA calcium disodium salt, Adsorbonac, Antallin, Mosatil, Sormetal and Edetate calcium disodium anhydrous. Its PubChem CID is 6093170.
Edetate calcium disodium
| CAS No | 62-33-9 |
|---|---|
| Molecular Formula | C10H12CaN2O8.2Na |
| Molecular Weight | 374.27 g/mol |
| Synonyms | calcium;disodium;2-[2-[bis(carboxylatomethyl)amino]ethyl-(carboxylatomethyl)amino]acetate |
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Edetate calcium disodium is a metal ion chelator used to reduce blood concentrations and depot stores of lead from the body. It is on the World Health Organization Model List of Essential Medicines.
The listed CAS number is 62-33-9.
The listed molecular formula is C10H12CaN2O8.2Na.
The listed molecular weight is 374.27 g/mol.
calcium;disodium;2-[2-[bis(carboxylatomethyl)amino]ethyl-(carboxylatomethyl)amino]acetate.
The source lists EDTA calcium disodium salt, Adsorbonac, Antallin, Mosatil, Sormetal and Edetate calcium disodium anhydrous.