ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid

ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid
Abbreviation: EDTA
A chelating compound. Used to keep nutrients, such as iron, bound in a soluble form that leaves them still available to the plant cells in vitro. Also a potent inhibitor of DNase activity and therefore used as an additive for long-term storage of dissolved DNA.

Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture . 2015.

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