A

Anion- A negatively charged atom or molecule

C

Cellulase- An enzyme which digests cellulose into smaller cellobiose sections.  Mammals normally do not have this enzyme but ruminants often carry bacteria which have cellulase and can allow them to utilize cellulose as a carbohydrate source.

Cellulose- A structural polysaccharide made up of repeating cellobiose units. Cellulose makes up the structures of wood and vegetable fibers.  Cellulose acts as fiber in mammalian nutrition and is not normally a carbohydrate source.

Chelate- A metal coordination bonded to a molecule with at least 2 sets of available electrons

E

EDTA- Ethylenediamine Tetraacetic Acid.  A hexadentate ligand used in intravenous drip chelation therapy.  It is sometimes used in oral chelation formulas but its usefulness in this capacity is doubtful

H

Hexadentate- "Six-toothed".  Refers to the number of electron pairs available for mineral chelation on a ligand

L

Ligand- An anion or molecule which has electrons available for coordination bonding to a metal

P

Protease- A general term referring to any enzyme which digests or lyses large proteins into smaller sections or amino acids. There is no single enzyme with the name 'Protease'

Proteolytic- A general term referring to any enzyme which digests or lyses large proteins into smaller sections or amino acids.