How a decades-old chelating agent is gaining renewed attention for its role in biofilm disruption and microbial management.
A recently published review in Frontiers in Antibiotics examined the growing body of research surrounding ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), one of the most widely used chelating agents in medicine, industry, and microbiology. The authors concluded that EDTA possesses unique antimicrobial and antibiofilm properties and may enhance the effectiveness of a variety of natural compounds and antimicrobial agents when used in combination.
