Gerold Schwarzenbach demonstrated how to use it as a titration agent for inorganic analysis in the 1940s, but it's also used in preventing degradation of DNA by inhibiting DNAse.
Gerold Schwarzenbach demonstrated how to use it as a titration agent for inorganic analysis in the 1940s, but it's also used in preventing degradation of DNA by inhibiting DNAse. Among its medical uses are in stimulating phosphorylase α activity in uterine tissue and – along with EGTA – in preventing stored blood from clotting by sequestering the calcium ions needed for coagulation. Synthesized industrially from formaldehyde, 2-aminoethylamine, and a cyanide source, this highly versatile chelating agent forms coordination complexes with most divalent and trivalent metal ions. For ten points, what is this acid, used commercially as a water softener, anticoagulant, a food and cosmetic preserver, and treatment for metal poisoning?
Gerold Schwarzenbach demonstrated how to use it as a titration agent for inorganic analysis in the 1940s, but it's also used in preventing degradation of DNA by inhibiting DNAse.
EDTA or ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid