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Abstract
3-Mercapto-D-valine. The most characteristic degradation product of the penicillin antibiotics. It is used as an antirheumatic and as a chelating agent in Wilson's disease.
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Synonyms
13 entry terms
- D-3-Mercaptovaline
- D-Penicillamine
- Dimethylcysteine
- Mercaptovaline
- beta,beta-Dimethylcysteine
- D 3 Mercaptovaline
- D Penicillamine
- beta,beta Dimethylcysteine
- Copper Penicillaminate
- Cuprenil
- Cuprimine
- Metalcaptase
- Penicillaminate, Copper
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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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Indexing Annotation
degradation product of the penicillin antibiotics
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64(63)
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QV 354
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Penicillamine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010396. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010396
- Penicillamine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penicillamine
- Penicillamine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q421239