IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 2499: Advances on Chelation and Chelator Metal Complexes in Medicine (International Journal of Molecular Sciences)

Metal ions such as iron, copper and zinc are essential for life. Chelators (Chele, greek χειλ?-claw of a crab) are organic molecules possessing specific ligands which have high affinity and can bind/carry metal ions and play very important roles in living systems e.g., haemoglobin, transferrin, phytochelators and microbial siderophores [...]