The chelating ligand used to remove excess of copper and iron in chelate therapy is:
A
D-penicill amine
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B
oxalate ion
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C
EDTA
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D
ethylenediamine
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E
dimanyl glyoxime
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Solution
The correct option is A D-penicill amine Excess of copper and iron are removed by the chelalting ligand
D-penicillamine and desferrioxamine-S through the formation of
coordination compounds.