BACKGROUND Blood samples for neonatal screening for inborn errors of metabolism are collected and shipped on standardized filter paper cards. Occasionally these samples are contaminated with EDTA, which is often used for anticoagulation. EDTA may interfere with newborn screening tests based on lanthanide fluorescence and thus lead to false-negative or false-positive results. METHODS We used t...

The purpose of this in vitro study was to compare the efficacy of 24% ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) gel and 17% EDTA solution in cleaning dentine walls after root canal instrumentation. Thirty human canine teeth were divided into three groups of 10 teeth each. In Group 1, 1% sodium hypochlorite was used as the irrigating solution; in Group 2, 1% sodium hypochlorite was used with 17% ED...

Abstract A suitable plant growth medium (PGM) is essential in cultivating ornamental plants, which are raised mainly for their high aesthetic value. For instance, variegated plants hugely popular among lovers because they exhibit an array of leaf pattern, forms, and colors. The problem, however, that unique colors patterns likely change over time. In this regard, zeoponic PGM, made from zeolite...

This study aimed to compare the effects of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and maleic acid (MA) on the sealing ability of various root canal sealers. Eighty root canals were instrumented and irrigated with either EDTA or MA. They were divided into eight experimental groups and obturated as follows: Group 1: MA + Hybrid Root SEAL/gutta-percha. Group 2: EDTA + Hybrid Root SEAL/gutta-percha...

During an investigation of the role of ions in growth regulation, it was found that ethylene diamine tetraacetate (EDTA) inhibits DNA synthesis about 10-fold in cultures of chick embryo cells, while ethylene glycol bis(beta-amino ethyl ether)-N,N'-tetraacetate has no effect. RNA synthesis is only slightly inhibited by EDTA, and protein synthesis is unaffected. EDTA is inhibitory to DNA synthesi...

AIMS To demonstrate that the nonlinear concentration-dependent inhibition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to EDTA can be used to successfully model and predict the potentiation of antimicrobials by EDTA. METHODS AND RESULTS A model used successfully to describe the concentration-dependent inhibition of bacterial growth caused by many antimicrobials was unable to describe the inhibition of P. aerugi...

The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) and citric acid (CA) on Mirabilis jalapa L. growth and phytoextraction of heavy metals from the multi-metal contaminated soil. The results showed that the application of CA (5 and 8 mmol/kg) and EDTA (5 mmol/kg) increased plant growth, while when the concentration of EDTA was up to 8 mmol/...

A novel chemical absorption-biological reduction (CABR) integrated process, employing ferrous ethylenediaminetetraacetate (Fe(II)EDTA) as a solvent, is deemed as a potential option for NOx removal from the flue gas. Previous work showed that the Fe(II)EDTA concentration was critical for the NOx removal in the CABR process. In this work, the pathway of FeEDTA (Fe(III)/Fe(II)-EDTA) transformation...

Nanoparticles’ uptake by cancer cells upon reaching the tumor microenvironment is often rate-limiting step in nanomedicine. Herein, we report that inclusion of aminopolycarboxylic acid conjugated lipids, such as EDTA- or DTPA-hexadecylamide lipids liposome-like porphyrin nanoparticles (PS) enhanced their intracellular 25-fold, which was attributed to these lipids’ ability fluidize cell membrane...