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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Opin Chem Biol. 2013 Jan 17;17(2):143–149. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2012.12.021

Figure 2.

Figure 2

FDA-approved chelating agents for indications related to heavy metal toxicity, copper overload, and iron overload. Atoms involved in binding to metal ions are highlighted in bold and color-coded. Full names and other abbreviations or common names: DMSA (meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid, succimer); BAL (dimercaprol, meso-2,3-dimercaptopropanol); EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid); DTPA (diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid); D-penicillamine (Cuprimine, Depen, dPen); trientine (triethylenetetramine, trien); desferrioxamine B (DFO, deferoxamine, desferal), deferasirox (Exjade), and deferiprone (Ferriprox).