"Iron Chelating Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D007502
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.519.914.500.410 D27.720.832.500.410
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| Concept/Terms |
Iron Chelating Agents- Iron Chelating Agents
- Agents, Iron Chelating
- Chelating Agents, Iron
- Iron Chelates
- Chelates, Iron
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Iron Chelating Agents" by people in Profiles.
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Hypothesis: apo-lactoferrin-Galantamine Proteo-alkaloid Conjugate for Alzheimer's disease Intervention. J Cell Mol Med. 2018 03; 22(3):1957-1963.
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Guidelines for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) in South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2011 Nov 28; 101(12):900-6.
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Advances in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Prog Neurobiol. 2007 Jan; 81(1):29-44.
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Malaria pigment and extracellular iron. Possible target for iron chelating agents. Biochem Pharmacol. 1993 Apr 06; 45(7):1431-6.
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Activation of UICC crocidolite: the effect of conversion of some ferric ions to ferrous ions. Environ Res. 1993 Feb; 60(2):193-206.
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The combined effect of iron chelators and classical antimalarials on the in-vitro growth of Plasmodium falciparum. J Antimicrob Chemother. 1992 Sep; 30(3):273-8.