penicillamine
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004780
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.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004780 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2011; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | sulfur amino acids; penicillins |
| Translations | Spanish: penicilamina |
Record as JSON
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"translations": {
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