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Câ‚‚Oâ‚„^{2- (oxalate) is bidentate, binding via two oxygen atoms to form a five-membered ring, making it a chelating ligand, unlike the unidentate options.
Ref: NCERT Chemistry Textbook for Class XI and XII, Chapter: Relevant Chemistry topic covering principles and examples as per NCERT.
EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) is a chelating agent essential in DNA isolation buffers. It binds divalent cations like Mg2+ and Ca2+ with high affinity, forming stable coordination complexes. Mg2+ is a crucial cofactor for DNases that degrade DNA and for nucleases that destabilize membranes. By sequestering Mg2+, EDTA irreversibly inhibits endogenous nuclease activity, protects genomic DNA from enzymatic degradation, and helps destabilize cell walls by removing membrane-stabilizing cations. It does not denature proteins directly, bind nucleic acids specifically, or degrade RNA; its function is strictly chelation-mediated protection and enzymatic inhibition.
Ref: NCERT Biology Class XII Principles on Klenow fill-in labeling, Lehninger Chapter 9 DNA cloning techniques, and Molecular Cloning by Sambrook Chapter 10 documenting end-labeling of cohesive termini.
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