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Edetic Acid MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Edetic Acid
Tree Number(s)
D02.092.782.258.368.250
D02.241.081.018.253
Unique ID
D004492
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004492
Scope Note
A chelating agent that sequesters a variety of polyvalent cations such as CALCIUM. It is used in pharmaceutical manufacturing and as a food additive.
Entry Term(s)
Calcium Disodium Edetate
Calcium Disodium Versenate
Calcium Tetacine
Chelaton 3
Chromium EDTA
Copper EDTA
Coprin
Dicobalt EDTA
Disodium Calcitetracemate
Disodium EDTA
Disodium Ethylene Dinitrilotetraacetate
Distannous EDTA
EDTA
Edathamil
Edetate Disodium Calcium
Edetates
Edetic Acid, Calcium Salt
Edetic Acid, Calcium, Sodium Salt
Edetic Acid, Chromium Salt
Edetic Acid, Dipotassium Salt
Edetic Acid, Disodium Salt
Edetic Acid, Disodium Salt, Dihydrate
Edetic Acid, Disodium, Magnesium Salt
Edetic Acid, Disodium, Monopotassium Salt
Edetic Acid, Magnesium Salt
Edetic Acid, Monopotassium Salt
Edetic Acid, Monosodium Salt
Edetic Acid, Potassium Salt
Edetic Acid, Sodium Salt
Ethylene Dinitrilotetraacetate
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid
Ethylenedinitrilotetraacetic Acid
Gallium EDTA
Magnesium Disodium EDTA
N,N'-1,2-Ethanediylbis(N-(carboxymethyl)glycine)
Potassium EDTA
Stannous EDTA
Tetracemate
Versenate
Versene
Pharm Action
Anticoagulants
Food Additives
Calcium Chelating Agents
Related Numbers
139-33-3
14667-04-0
17421-79-3
2001-94-7
24267-45-6
24669-13-4
53404-51-6
60-00-4
62-33-9
6381-92-6
7379-27-3
7379-28-4
76353-66-7
7785-82-2
7FLD91C86K
NDT563S5VZ
CAS Type 1 Name
Glycine, N,N'-1,2-ethanediylbis(N-(carboxymethyl))-
Public MeSH Note
92; see EDTA 1966-91, see EDATHAMIL 1963-65
History Note
92(63)
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2014/06/16
Edetic Acid Preferred
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