Chelation therapy

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the bioinorganic-chemistry subtree

Multidentate ligands (EDTA, DMSA, deferoxamine) sequester toxic metal ions (Pb, As, Fe-overload) via thermodynamically stable complexes with log K ~20+. Applied clinically for heavy-metal poisoning and hemochromatosis.

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