Polymer conjugation optimizes EDTA as a calcium-chelating agent that exclusively removes extrafibrillar minerals from mineralized collagen

2019 ◽  
Vol 90 ◽  
pp. 424-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing-mei Guo ◽  
Pooyan Makvandi ◽  
Chin-chuan Wei ◽  
Ji-hua Chen ◽  
Hua-kun Xu ◽  
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2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Berberich ◽  
Lance Mabus ◽  
Virginia Depp ◽  
Bhalchandra Lele
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1993 ◽  
Vol 28 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 191-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. L. Lo ◽  
L. J. Huang

Sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP), which is widely used as a builder in synthetic detergents, was found as one of the major factors of eutrophication in rivers and lakes. Many countries have used nitrilotriacetate (NTA) in detergents to replace STPP, but it induced another pollution problem. Because NTA is an effective chelating agent, it will dissolve heavy metals from the sediments and affect the fate of metal species in rivers. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the mobilization of heavy metals from sediments by NTA. The experimental results indicated that NTA increases the mobilization of heavy metals as the shaking time increases and reaches an apparent equilibrium concentration after 24–48 hours. Typical results show that using 20mg/l of NTA and shaking time of 6 days, the fraction mobilized is about 8 to 15% for Cu, 1 to 7% for Zn, 7 to 10% for Pb, and 7 to 30% for Cd. Hardness of the water affects the formation of heavy metal-NTA complexes significantly. Biodegradation of the trisodium salt of NTA starts after 6–9 days with degradation time of the metal-NTA complexes decreasing in the order of Cu > Cd > Zn > Pb > Ca.


2020 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fırat Kurt

: Oligopeptide transporter 3 (OPT3) proteins are one of the subsets of OPT clade, yet little is known about these transporters. Therefore, homolog OPT3 proteins in several plant species were investigated and characterized using bioinformatical tools. Motif and co-expression analyses showed that OPT3 proteins may be involved in both biotic and abiotic stress responses as well as growth and developmental processes. AtOPT3 usually seemed to take part in Fe homeostasis whereas ZmOPT3 putatively interacted with proteins involved in various biological processes from plant defense system to stress responses. Glutathione (GSH), as a putative alternative chelating agent, was used in the AtOPT3 and ZmOPT3 docking analyses to identify their putative binding residues. The information given in this study will contribute to the understanding of OPT3 proteins’ interactions in various pathways and to the selection of potential ligands for OPT3s.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Milazzo ◽  
Alessio David ◽  
Gang Seob Jung ◽  
Serena Danti ◽  
Markus J. Buehler

Bone is mineralized tissue constituting the skeletal system, supporting and protecting body organs and tissues. In addition to such fundamental mechanical functions, bone also plays a remarkable role in sound...


2021 ◽  
pp. 129874
Author(s):  
Yunpeng Nie ◽  
Tao Wang ◽  
Meng Wu ◽  
Xin Yang ◽  
Wenchao Wei ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1557
Author(s):  
Naoki Kano ◽  
Takumi Hori ◽  
Haixin Zhang ◽  
Naoto Miyamoto ◽  
David Eva Vanessa Anak ◽  
...  

The removal of cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) from soil by phytoremediation was investigated using Taraxacum officinale and Gazania. A plant environmental control system was used to cultivate the plants. The effects of different biodegradable chelating agents (i.e., EDDS, HIDS, and GLDA), relative humidity, and other competitive metals on the adsorption of Cd and Zn were also studied. In addition, the approach for metal recovery was explored by extraction of metals from plants after phytoremediation using Gazania. The concentrations of Cd and Zn were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). In addition, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests were performed.to determine significant differences between the experimental treatments adopted in this work. Consequently, the following main conclusions were obtained: (1) In the case of Taraxacum officinale, Cd and Zn could be removed even under the presence of other heavy metals. (2) By adding a chelating agent, the amount absorbed by the shoot generally increased. (3) In the case of Gazania, the concentration of Cd was higher in root than that in shoot, whereas the concentration of Zn was higher in the shoot than that in the root. (4) Taraxacum officinale was more suitable for phytoremediation of Cd than Gazania. (5) Cd and Zn could be extracted from plants by adding a low concentration of nitric acid. (6) The one-way ANOVA tests showed no statistically significant differences among the experimental treatments.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger M. Pallares ◽  
Solène Hébert ◽  
Manuel Sturzbecher-Hoehne ◽  
Rebecca J. Abergel

3,4,3-LI(1,2-HOPO) can be used as a HPLC chelating agent, promoting lanthanide and trivalent actinide separation without column modifications.


2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seong-Jong Kim ◽  
Hye Hyeon Han ◽  
Sei Kwang Hahn

Abstract Background Wilson disease (WD) is a genetic disorder of copper storage, resulting in pathological accumulation of copper in the body. Because symptoms are generally related to the liver, chelating agents capable of capturing excess copper ions after targeted delivery to the liver are highly required for the treatment of WD. Methods We developed hyaluronate-diaminohexane/black phosphorus (HA-DAH/BP) complexes for capturing copper ions accumulated in the liver for the treatment of WD. Results HA-DAH/BP complexes showed high hepatocyte-specific targeting efficiency, selective copper capturing capacity, excellent biocompatibility, and biodegradability. HA enhanced the stability of BP nanosheets and increased copper binding capacity. In vitro cellular uptake and competitive binding tests verified targeted delivery of HA-DAH/BP complexes to liver cells via HA receptor mediated endocytosis. The cell viability test confirmed the high biocompatibility of HA-DAH/BP complexes. Conclusion HA-DAH/BP complexes would be an efficient copper chelating agent to remove accumulated copper in the liver for the WD treatment.


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