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Preferred Name

Edetate Disodium

Synonyms

EDETATE DISODIUM

Edetate Disodium

Definitions

The disodium salt form of edetate, a heavy metal chelating agent with anti-hypercalcemic and anti-arrhythmic properties. Edetate, a heavy metal antagonist, chelates divalent and trivalent metals, forming soluble stable complexes which are readily excreted by the kidneys, thereby can be used to lower serum calcium concentrations. In addition, this agent exerts a negative inotropic effect on the heart through a transiently induced hypocalcemic state, thereby antagonizing the inotropic and chronotropic effects of digitalis glycosides on the ventricles of the heart. Upon ocular administration, edetate exerts its ophthalmic effect by chelating calcium to form soluble complexes, thereby removing corneal calcium deposits.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61741

CAS_Registry

6381-92-6

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:64758

Chemical_Formula

C10H12N2O8.2"H".2Na.2H2O

code

C61741

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

The disodium salt form of edetate, a heavy metal chelating agent with anti-hypercalcemic and anti-arrhythmic properties. Edetate, a heavy metal antagonist, chelates divalent and trivalent metals, forming soluble stable complexes which are readily excreted by the kidneys, thereby can be used to lower serum calcium concentrations. In addition, this agent exerts a negative inotropic effect on the heart through a transiently induced hypocalcemic state, thereby antagonizing the inotropic and chronotropic effects of digitalis glycosides on the ventricles of the heart. Upon ocular administration, edetate exerts its ophthalmic effect by chelating calcium to form soluble complexes, thereby removing corneal calcium deposits.

FDA_UNII_Code

7FLD91C86K

FULL_SYN

EDETATE DISODIUM

Edetate Disodium

Has_Free_Acid_Or_Base_Form

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61742

label

Edetate Disodium

Legacy Concept Name

Edetate_Disodium

Preferred_Name

Edetate Disodium

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C61741

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0012695

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C360

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