Chemicals and Drugs

Dithiothreitol

A reagent commonly used in biochemical studies as a protective agent to prevent the oxidation of SH (thiol) groups and for reducing disulphides to dithiols.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A reagent commonly used in biochemical studies as a protective agent to prevent the oxidation of SH (thiol) groups and for reducing disulphides to dithiols.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C4H10O2S2
Molecular Weight
154.3 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
27565-41-9
IUPAC Name
(2S,3S)-1,4-bis(sulfanyl)butane-2,3-diol
InChIKey
VHJLVAABSRFDPM-QWWZWVQMSA-N
SMILES
C([C@H]([C@@H](CS)O)O)S
MeSH Unique ID
D004229
Source
PubChem CID 446094

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Cleland Reagent
  • Cleland's Reagent
  • Clelands Reagent
  • Reagent, Cleland
  • Reagent, Cleland's
  • Sputolysin

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25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Alcohols (1966-1971)
  • Tetroses (1966-1971)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dithiothreitol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004229. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004229
  2. Dithiothreitol. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dithiothreitol
  3. Dithiothreitol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q414783
  4. Dithiothreitol. In: PubChem Compound. CID 446094. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/446094