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ChEBI

sequestrant

Term ID
CHEBI:77963
Synonyms
  • sequestrants
Definition
A food preservative that acts by chelating with metal cations (particularly those of copper, iron and nickel) that catalyse the oxidation of fats in food.
References
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
is a type of
inverse has_role
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from sequestrant
Phenotype where environments contain sequestrant
Phenotype modified by environments containing sequestrant
Human Disease / Model Data
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