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Iron Chelating Agents  

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  • Chelates, Iron
  • Iron Chelates

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  • 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.

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  • 98(63)

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