Calbiochem TPEN, Lipid-soluble heavy metal chelator that crosses artificial and natural membranes, Each

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Auxiliary reagent in certain techniques used for measuring free Ca2 levels in cells Also useful in extracting Aβ amyloid deposits from Alzheimer’s disease brain tissue Has extremely high affinity for heavy metals but low affinity for Ca2 and Mg2 Induces DNA fragmentation when chelated with Zn2 and induces apoptosis in thymocytes Strips heavy metals from liposome-trapped QUIN 2