Heavy metal binding compounds and their method of use
US7521577B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 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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