Organic Chemical

Penicillamine

AMW:CHEM:021972

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.

Biochemistry chemical

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Penicillamine has parent Amino Acids, Sulfur

S-Nitroso-N-Acetylpenicillamine has parent Penicillamine

Penicillamine member of drug class Chelating Agents

Penicillamine member of drug class Heavy Metal Poisoning

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Identifier classification

PrefixChemical substances · AMW:CHEM:

Class02 · Organic Chemicals

Domains

Biochemistry · base Pharmacology · base

Semantic roles

Biochemistry / Concept Pharmacology / Drug

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