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CHEBI:166831 - copper chelator
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:166831 |
| ChEBI Name | copper chelator |
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| Definition | A chelator that is any compound containing a ligand (typically organic) which is able to form a bond to a central copper atom at two or more points. |
| Last Modified | 2 February 2026 |
| Submitter | Adnan |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| copper chelator (CHEBI:166831) is a chelator (CHEBI:38161) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)ethylenediamine (CHEBI:88217) has role copper chelator (CHEBI:166831) |
| D-penicillamine (CHEBI:7959) has role copper chelator (CHEBI:166831) |
| 2,2,2-tetramine (CHEBI:39501) has role copper chelator (CHEBI:166831) |
| 5-chloro-7-iodoquinolin-8-ol (CHEBI:74460) has role copper chelator (CHEBI:166831) |
| ammonium tetrathiomolybdate (CHEBI:232403) has role copper chelator (CHEBI:166831) |
| diethyldithiocarbamic acid (CHEBI:144353) has role copper chelator (CHEBI:166831) |
| DOTA (CHEBI:61028) has role copper chelator (CHEBI:166831) |
| ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (CHEBI:4735) has role copper chelator (CHEBI:166831) |
| neocuproine (CHEBI:91222) has role copper chelator (CHEBI:166831) |
| pentetic acid (CHEBI:35739) has role copper chelator (CHEBI:166831) |
| TETA (CHEBI:61030) has role copper chelator (CHEBI:166831) |
| tetraethylenepentamine (CHEBI:49798) has role copper chelator (CHEBI:166831) |
| tetrathiomolybdate(2−) (CHEBI:30703) has role copper chelator (CHEBI:166831) |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| copper chelate | ChEBI |
| copper chelating agent | ChEBI |
| copper chelating agents | ChEBI |
| copper chelator | ChEBI |
| copper chelators | ChEBI |
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