EDTA disodium salt dihydrate

The disodium dihydrate form of EDTA, a hexadentate ligand used as a chelating agent. Due to its ability to sequester metal ions it has a wide range of uses, ranging from molecular biology to cosmetics and pharmaceutical research. In the biochemistry and molecular biology laboratory, EDTA disodium salt dihydrate can be used to deactivate enzymes when working with nucleic acids, proteins and polysaccharides. It is also used as a component in biological buffer solutions.