HBED is a potent iron chelator. HBED can be used to study transfusional iron overload.
References:
[1]. Lau E H, et al. Improvement of iron removal from the reticuloendothelial system by liposome encapsulation of N, N′-bis [2-droxybenzyl]-etlenediamine-N, N′-diacetic acid (HBED): Comparison with desferrioxamine[J]. The Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine, 1983, 101(5): 806-816.