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.
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.