Pentetic Acid

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000067-43-6

Chemical Formula

C14-H23-N3-O10

Molecular Weight

393

Therapeutic Category

Antidote: Chelating agent

Chemical Names

Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (USAN)

N,N-Bis[2-[bis(carboxymethyl)amino]ethyl]glycine (WHO)

Foreign Names

• Acidum penteticum (Latin)
• Pentetsäure (German)
• Acide pentétique (French)
• Ácido pentético (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Pentetic Acid (OS: BAN, USAN)
• Pentétique (acide) (OS: DCF)
• BRN 1810219 (IS)
• DTPA (IS)
• NSC 7340 (IS)
• UNII-7A314HQM0I (IS)
• Pentetic Acid (PH: USP 32)
• Zinc pentetate (IS)
• Zinc trisodium pentetate (IS)
• Zn-DTPA (IS)

Brand Names

• Pentetate Zinc Trisodium
  Hameln, United States



• Zink-Trinatrium-pentetat
  Heyl, Germany

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Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name
WHO	World Health Organization

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