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Heavy metal binding compounds and their method of use

US7521577B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 12, 2007
Grant dateApr 21, 2009
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09B11/28
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides a metal chelator and methods that facilitate binding, detecting, monitoring and quantitating of heavy metal ions in a sample. This metal chelating moiety is a —N,N,O-triacetic acid analog of BAPTA and has the following formula

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