Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective chemistry, of a ligand Capable of attaching to a metal ion at six points

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From hexa- +‎ dentate

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word hexadentate.

Examples

  • Trastuzumab was functionalized with the hexadentate, trihydroxamate chelate, desferrioxamine B (DFO) by using bioconjugation methods modified from the pioneering work of Verel et al. [

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2010

  • Trastuzumab was functionalized with the hexadentate, trihydroxamate chelate, desferrioxamine B (DFO) by using bioconjugation methods modified from the pioneering work of Verel et al. [

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jason P. Holland et al. 2010

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.