Description
A chelating agent; selective for calcium over magnesium with Kapp values for calcium ranging from 6.93 to 10.7 x 105 M-1 in various buffers at pH 6.8 and 20°C; inhibits apoptosis induced by thapsigargin in isolated rat thymocytes at 5 mM; has been used as an irrigation agent to remove the smear layer from the pulp canal wall on extracted human teeth; intranasal administration enhances adenovirus-mediated gene transfer of LacZ to the trachea and main bronchi in mice by 8-fold