A chelating agent specific to the metal involved is given orally, intramuscularly, or intravenously.
Chelation therapy removes toxic metals, such as lead and mercury, through chelating agents.
Chelation therapy-A treatment using chelating agents, compounds that surround and bind to target substances allowing them to be excreted from the body.
Edetate calcium disodium-A chemical chelating agent used to remove excess lead from the body.
Heavy metal chelation therapy involves administering chelating agents to remove toxic metals, such as mercury and lead, from the body.
Is this practice of chelating minerals really to our benefit or a dangerous act of ignorance?
Succimer-A chelating agent that is used to remove excess lead from the body.
The chelating agent encircles and binds to the metal in the body's tissues, forming a complex; that complex is then released from the tissue to travel in the bloodstream.
The three most common chelating agents are calcium disodium edetate, dimercaprol (BAL), and penicillamine.
We believe that this may be adapted to prepare novel chiral chelating diamines.