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4005-OP

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

OmniPur® Grade, >= 99.5%

Synonym(s):

OmniPur® EDTA, (Ethylenedinitrilo)tetraacetic Acid, Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
(HOOCCH2)2NCH2CH2N(CH2COOH)2
CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
NACRES:
NA.21
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99.5%
Form:
crystalline powder (Fine)
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Quality Segment

assay

≥99.5%

form

crystalline powder (Fine)

reaction suitability

reagent type: chelator

manufacturer/tradename

Calbiochem®

storage condition

OK to freeze

color

white to off-white

pH

2.5 (23 °C, 10 g/L)

solubility

water: ~0.5 g/L at 20 °C

density

0.86 g/cm3 at 20 °C

cation traces

Fe: ≤0.005%, Mg: ≤0.0005%, heavy metals (as Pb): ≤0.001%

foreign activity

DNAse, none detected, Protease, none detected, RNAse, none detected

shipped in

ambient

SMILES string

N(CCN(CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O)(CC(=O)O)CC(=O)O

InChI

1S/C10H16N2O8/c13-7(14)3-11(4-8(15)16)1-2-12(5-9(17)18)6-10(19)20/h1-6H2,(H,13,14)(H,15,16)(H,17,18)(H,19,20)

InChI key

KCXVZYZYPLLWCC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Molecular Biology Grade.

Ash: ≤0.2%
Assay: ≥99.5%
Color of 0.5M Solution (APHA): ≤30
DNAse: none detected
Heavy metals (as Pb): ≤0.001%
Iron (Fe): ≤0.005%
Magnesium (Mg): ≤0.0005%
Nitrilotriacetic acid: ≤0.1%
pH (5%, water): 2.5-3.5
Protease: none detected
RNAse: none detected
Solubility (5%, 1 N NaOH): To pass test





Intended for laboratory and manufacturing use only. Not for drug, food, or household use.

Application

  • Metabolomic Profiling of an Ultraprocessed Dietary Pattern in a Domiciled Randomized Controlled Crossover Feeding Trial.: The research utilizes EDTA in metabolomic profiling to analyze dietary patterns and their impacts on metabolic health, highlighting the utility of EDTA in biochemical analyses (O′Connor et al., 2023).

  • MIL-101(Fe) based biomass as permeable reactive barrier applied to EK-PRB remediation of antimony contaminated soil.: This paper explores the application of EDTA in environmental biochemistry, particularly in the remediation of antimony-contaminated soils using a novel iron-based biomass barrier (Wang et al., 2023).

  • Proteomic signatures of synergistic interactions in antimicrobials.: EDTA is used to study synergistic effects in antimicrobial treatments through advanced proteomic techniques, underscoring its role in biochemistry and molecular biology research (Zhou et al., 2023).

  • Improved Automated Quantification Algorithm (AQuA) and Its Application to NMR-Based Metabolomics of EDTA-Containing Plasma.: The study focuses on the development of an improved algorithm for quantifying metabolites in EDTA-containing plasma samples, demonstrating the importance of EDTA in biochemical quantification and analysis (Röhnisch et al., 2021).

Legal Information

CALBIOCHEM is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
OMNIPUR is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Disclaimer

Toxicity: Harmful (C)


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

target_organs

Respiratory Tract

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Eye Irrit. 2 - STOT RE 2 Inhalation



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