The sequestration of cupric, calcium, strontium, and ferric ions by D-glucose, sorbitol, maltose, gluconate, glucoheptonate, saccharate, N-methylglucamine, mono-and di-D-glucosylamines, and their derivatives was measured in neutral to strongly alkaline solutions.Relatively large amounts of multivalent metal ion were sequestered by two new glucoseammonia derivatives-disorbitylamine and the anhydro enolization product of di-Dglucosylamine. The results are discussed in terms of carbohydrate structure and metal chelation theory; and some possible benefits to agriculture are indicated.