Term Name:	chelator
Synonyms:	Chelating agent, chelating agents, chelators, complexon, Metal chelator
Definition:	A ligand with two or more separate binding sites that can bind to a single metallic central atom, forming a chelate.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:38161] ( EBI )

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is a type of:	ligand
has subtype:	calcium chelator copper chelator EGTA acetoxymethyl ester iron chelator sequestrant
inverse has_role:	(+)-dexrazoxane (S)-1-(4-bromoacetamidobenzyl)EDTA (S,S,S)-nicotianamine 1,4,7-trithionane 1,4-dithiothreitol 2,2'-bipyridine 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine 2,3-dimethylsuccinic acid 2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)hexan-2-ol 2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde 2-pyridylhydrazone 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline 5,5'-dibromo-BAPTA 5,5'-dimethyl-BAPTA 5-chloro-7-iodoquinolin-8-ol BAPTA bathocuproine disulfonic acid calcium acetate calcium acetate monohydrate chelate-forming peptide citric acid D-gluconic acid D-penicillamine dexrazoxane hydrochloride diethyldithiocarbamic acid dimercaprol DOTA EDTA disodium salt (anhydrous) EDTA disodium salt dihydrate EDTA methidiumpropylamide EDTA monocalcium diisodium salt EDTA monocalcium salt EDTA monomagnesium salt ergothioneine ethylene glycol bis(2-aminoethyl)tetraacetic acid ethylenediaminediacetic acid ethylenediaminetriacetic acid etidronate disodium etidronic acid FluoZin-3 Gly-His-Lys hexaconazole holomycin iminodiacetic acid medronic acid N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)ethylenediamine N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine N-(2-hydroxyethyl)iminodiacetic acid neocuproine NTA phytochelatin quercetin sodium diphosphate sodium gluconate sodium pyrophosphate decahydrate succimer TETA theaflavin thiolutin