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E4378

Ethylene glycol-bis(2-aminoethylether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid

≥97.0%

Synonym(s):

EGTA, Egtazic acid, Ethylene-bis(oxyethylenenitrilo)tetraacetic acid, Glycol ether diamine tetraacetic acid

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
[-CH2OCH2CH2N(CH2CO2H)2]2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
380.35
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
200-651-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1717370
MDL number:
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biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Segment

assay

≥97.0%

form

powder

reaction suitability

reagent type: chelator

loss

≤1.0% loss on drying

mp

241 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

1 M NaOH: 1.1 g/10 mL, clear, colorless

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

OC(=O)CN(CCOCCOCCN(CC(O)=O)CC(O)=O)CC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C14H24N2O10/c17-11(18)7-15(8-12(19)20)1-3-25-5-6-26-4-2-16(9-13(21)22)10-14(23)24/h1-10H2,(H,17,18)(H,19,20)(H,21,22)(H,23,24)

InChI key

DEFVIWRASFVYLL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

solubility in water increases with pH

Application

A chelating agent useful for the determination of calcium in the presence of magnesium.
Ethylene glycol-bis(2-aminoethylether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid has been used as a component of:
  • ice-cold cardioplegia solution for transverse aortic constriction in rats
  • ice-cold lysis buffer for protein extraction and whole extract cells
  • buffer A, B and, C for the extraction of mitochondria from HEK293F cells

Biochem/physiol Actions

Ethylene glycol-bis(2-aminoethylether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid A is a chelating agent used for the determination of calcium in the presence of magnesium.


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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