CHEBI:38161 - chelator

ChEBI IDCHEBI:38161
ChEBI Namechelator
Stars
DefinitionA ligand with two or more separate binding sites that can bind to a single metallic central atom, forming a chelate.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:3585, CHEBI:6789, CHEBI:23090
Last Modified25 June 2025
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
chelator (CHEBI:38161) is a ligand (CHEBI:52214)
Incoming Relation(s)
(+)-dexrazoxane (CHEBI:50223) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
(S,S,S)-nicotianamine (CHEBI:17721) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
(S)-1-(4-bromoacetamidobenzyl)EDTA (CHEBI:59055) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
N-(2-hydroxyethyl)iminodiacetic acid (CHEBI:143268) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(2-pyridylmethyl)ethylenediamine (CHEBI:88217) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine (CHEBI:32850) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
D-gluconic acid (CHEBI:33198) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
D-penicillamine (CHEBI:7959) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
1,4-dithiothreitol (CHEBI:18320) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
1,4,7-trithionane (CHEBI:37418) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)hexan-2-ol (CHEBI:83711) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde 2-pyridylhydrazone (CHEBI:75054) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
2,2'-bipyridine (CHEBI:30351) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
2,2':6',2''-terpyridine (CHEBI:245199) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
2,3-dimethylsuccinic acid (CHEBI:167506) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (CHEBI:77995) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
5-chloro-7-iodoquinolin-8-ol (CHEBI:74460) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
5,5'-dibromo-BAPTA (CHEBI:60890) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
5,5'-dimethyl-BAPTA (CHEBI:60889) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
BAPTA (CHEBI:60888) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
bathocuproine disulfonic acid (CHEBI:63934) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
calcium acetate (CHEBI:3310) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
calcium acetate monohydrate (CHEBI:59199) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
chelate-forming peptide (CHEBI:23089) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
citric acid (CHEBI:30769) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
dexrazoxane hydrochloride (CHEBI:50224) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
diethyldithiocarbamic acid (CHEBI:144353) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
dimercaprol (CHEBI:64198) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
DOTA (CHEBI:61028) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
EDTA disodium salt (anhydrous) (CHEBI:64734) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
EDTA disodium salt dihydrate (CHEBI:64758) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
EDTA methidiumpropylamide (CHEBI:59056) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
EDTA monocalcium diisodium salt (CHEBI:4757) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
EDTA monocalcium salt (CHEBI:132317) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
EDTA monomagnesium salt (CHEBI:132318) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
ergothioneine (CHEBI:4828) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
ethylene glycol bis(2-aminoethyl)tetraacetic acid (CHEBI:30740) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
ethylenediaminediacetic acid (CHEBI:132240) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
ethylenediaminetriacetic acid (CHEBI:132232) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
etidronate disodium (CHEBI:4906) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
etidronic acid (CHEBI:4907) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
FluoZin-3 (CHEBI:88218) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
Gly-His-Lys (CHEBI:75430) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
hexaconazole (CHEBI:81766) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
holomycin (CHEBI:156451) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
iminodiacetic acid (CHEBI:24786) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
medronic acid (CHEBI:43945) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
neocuproine (CHEBI:91222) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
NTA (CHEBI:39054) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
phytochelatin (CHEBI:60836) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
quercetin (CHEBI:16243) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
sodium diphosphate (CHEBI:71240) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
sodium gluconate (CHEBI:84997) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
sodium pyrophosphate decahydrate (CHEBI:177382) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
succimer (CHEBI:63623) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
TETA (CHEBI:61030) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
theaflavin (CHEBI:136609) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
thenoyltrifluoroacetone (CHEBI:234560) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
thiolutin (CHEBI:156450) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
TRODAT-1 (CHEBI:234467) has role chelator (CHEBI:38161)
calcium chelator (CHEBI:232436) is a chelator (CHEBI:38161)
copper chelator (CHEBI:166831) is a chelator (CHEBI:38161)
EGTA acetoxymethyl ester (CHEBI:232417) is a chelator (CHEBI:38161)
iron chelator (CHEBI:38157) is a chelator (CHEBI:38161)
sequestrant (CHEBI:77963) is a chelator (CHEBI:38161)
Synonyms  Source
Chelating agentKEGG COMPOUND
chelating agentsChEBI
chelatorsChEBI
complexonChEBI
Metal chelatorKEGG COMPOUND
Metal chelatorKEGG COMPOUND
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00917KEGG COMPOUND
C02169KEGG COMPOUND