Ethylenediamine tetra acetic acid Tetrasodium salt by Research Lab Fine Chem Industries is a high grade reagent. This compound is a sodium salt of EDTA, an aminopolycarboxylic acid. The reagent is available as a powder which is soluble in water. It has a melting point of 248 C. EDTA is majorly produced from ethylenediamine (1,2-diaminoethane), formaldehyde, and sodium cyanide. While it is stable under general conditions, this reagent is incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. CAS No.: 194491-31-1 Quantity Provided: 100 gm per bottle Molecular formula: C10H12N2Na4O8xH2O Molecular weight: 380.17 Assay: minimum 98 % Ethylenediamine tetra acetic acid has a variety of applications in chemical and biological sectors. This compound finds several applications in the synthesis of various organic derivatives. EDTA is majorly utilized as a chelating agent to sequester metal ions in aqueous solution. It is used to deactivate metal-dependent enzymes, as an assay for their reactivity, or to suppress damage to DNA, proteins, and polysaccharides, in biochemistry and molecular biology applications. It is furthermore used in the fluorometric determination of beryllium. This reagent is suitable for the industrial synthesis of products and research applications.