chelated

• Describe un compuesto químico en el que un ion metálico está unido a una molécula orgánica mediante enlaces coordinados, formando un anillo; se usa frecuentemente en bioquímica y medicina para referirse a minerales quelados.

Describes a chemical compound in which a metal ion is bonded to an organic molecule, often used in biochemistry and medicine.

1. Chemically bonded in a ring structureC1formalscientific

   Describing a compound in which a metal ion is bonded to an organic molecule in a ring-like structure, a process known as chelation.

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   • Chelated minerals are often used in dietary supplements for better absorption.
   • The chelated iron compound is more stable than its non-chelated form.
   • In the lab, they studied the properties of chelated copper complexes.

   Sinónimoschelate

• Verbo usado en química para describir la formación de un complejo quelato, donde un ligando se une a un átomo metálico central en dos o más puntos, formando un anillo quelato.

A verb used in chemistry to describe the formation of a chelate complex, where a ligand binds to a central metal atom at two or more points.

1. Form a chelateC2formalscientific

   To form a stable complex in which a metal ion is bonded to a ligand at two or more points, creating a ring-like structure.

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   • The EDTA molecule can chelate calcium ions in hard water.
   • In biological systems, certain proteins chelate essential metal ions.
   • The chemist demonstrated how the ligand chelates the copper atom.