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METAL CHELATING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE GROWTH OR ACTIVITIES OF A LIVING CELL OR ORGANISM Abstract The present invention provides for metal chelating compositions which are soluble in aqueous media. The present invention also provides chelating compositions that possess acceptable iron sequestering strengths and are able to present a physical form that potentially inhibits (e.g. does not permit easy) access of iron sequestered by the compositions to the cells being targeted. Compositions comprising chelating aspects affixed to or incorporated into suitable carrier materials such that the resulting metal chelating composition is soluble in aqueous media are also provided. Disclosed herein are chelating compositions, for chelating one or more essential metals. The chelating compositions being soluble in an aqueous medium and comprising one or more metal binding chemical groups affixed to or incorporated into the structure of a carrier material, such that the resulting chelating composition is able to bind one or more metals, and remains substantially soluble in the aqueous medium with its bound metal or metals. |