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Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid

Name: Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid
Brand: SIAL

≥99% (titration)

Synonym(s):

(Carboxymethylimino)bis(ethylenenitrilo)tetraacetic acid, N,N-Bis(2-[bis(carboxymethyl)amino]ethyl)glycine, DETAPAC, DTPA, Penta(carboxymethyl)diethylenetriamine, Pentetic acid

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Linear Formula:

[(HOOCCH₂)₂NCH₂CH₂]₂NCH₂COOH

CAS Number:

67-43-6

Molecular Weight:

393.35

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

1810219

UNSPSC Code:

12352106

NACRES:

NA.77

PubChem Substance ID:

24278381

EC Number:

200-652-8

MDL number:

MFCD00004289

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Properties

biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Level

200

assay

≥99% (titration)

form

powder

mp

219-220 °C (lit.)

solubility

1 M HCl: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

OC(=O)CN(CCN(CC(O)=O)CC(O)=O)CCN(CC(O)=O)CC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C14H23N3O10/c18-10(19)5-15(1-3-16(6-11(20)21)7-12(22)23)2-4-17(8-13(24)25)9-14(26)27/h1-9H2,(H,18,19)(H,20,21)(H,22,23)(H,24,25)(H,26,27)

InChI key

QPCDCPDFJACHGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid is a diethylenetriaminepentaacetic anhydride, which is a bifunctional chelating agent. It is used for the treatment of poisoning.

Application

Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid has been used:

for cofilin activity assay
to determine the specificity of superoxide in the transverse aortic constriction (TAC) hearts
for Europium bead-based detection assays
to detect reduced (S^- active) or irreversibly oxidized (SO₃H inactive) tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 6 (SHP-1) in thymocytes