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chelator

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chelator
A chemical–eg, EDTA that binds metal ions from solutions. See Chelation therapy.
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One way of studying the role of metals in the process is by sopping up the metal ions with molecules called chelators and then seeing what happens when the metal ions are out of the picture.
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