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Pentetic Acid MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Pentetic Acid
Tree Number(s)
D02.092.782.590
D02.241.081.018.639
Unique ID
D004369
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004369
Scope Note
An iron chelating agent with properties like EDETIC ACID. DTPA has also been used as a chelator for other metals, such as plutonium.
Entry Term(s)
Ca-DTPA
CaDTPA
CaNa-DTPA
Calcium Trisodium Pentetate
DETAPAC
DTPA
Diethylenetriamine Pentaacetic Acid
Indium-DTPA
Mn-Dtpa
Pentacin
Pentacine
Pentaind
Pentetate Calcium Trisodium
Pentetate Zinc Trisodium
Pentetates
Penthanil
Sn-DTPA
Zinc-DTPA
Pharm Action
Antidotes
Chelating Agents
Iron Chelating Agents
Registry Numbers
7A314HQM0I
0
NXU65IC8PG
G79YN26H5B
Related Numbers
67-43-6
G79YN26H5B
NXU65IC8PG
CAS Type 1 Name
Glycine, N,N-bis(2-(bis(carboxymethyl)amino)ethyl)-
Public MeSH Note
1999; see DTPA 1966-1998; for PENTETIC ACID see DTPA 1966-1998; CALCIUM TRISODIUM PENTETATE was indexed under ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS and GLYCINE 1998-2005
History Note
1999 (1966)
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2018/03/01
Pentetic Acid Preferred
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