Received 10 August 1998; revised 15 September 1998; accepted 21 Septem
ber 1998 A novel bifunctional chelating agent, a derivative of the wel
l-known calcium chelator, BAPTA has been synthesized in 6 steps. The a
dded amino-functionality is likely to expand the use of this chelator.
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