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Name:	Iron Chelating Agents
Description:	Organic chemicals that form two or more coordination links with an iron ion. Once coordination has occurred, the complex formed is called a chelate. The iron-binding porphyrin group of hemoglobin is an example of a metal chelate found in biological systems.
Synonyms:	Chelating Agents, Iron; Agents, Iron Chelating; Chelates, Iron; Iron Chelates