F-4235
H-
Synonym:
H-β,β-Dimethyl-D-Cys-OH, H-β-Mercapto-D-Val-OH
| C5H10NO2S | Mr: 149.21 | [52-67-5] |
| Longterm storage temperature: | RT |
D-Penicillamine, a reducing and chelating agent, is used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. It is less toxic than the L-enantiomer. The amino acid is a characteristic degradation product of penicillin-type antibiotics.
Literature:
R.C.Siegel, J. Biol. Chem., 252, 254 (1977)
G.Starkebaum and R.K.Root, J. Immunol., 134, 3371 (1985)
T.A.Medsger Jr. et al., Scand. J. Rheumatol., 30, 192 (2001)
Merck Index, 14th ed., No. 7088, (2006)
R.C.Siegel, J. Biol. Chem., 252, 254 (1977)
G.Starkebaum and R.K.Root, J. Immunol., 134, 3371 (1985)
T.A.Medsger Jr. et al., Scand. J. Rheumatol., 30, 192 (2001)
Merck Index, 14th ed., No. 7088, (2006)
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