DeCS

Descriptor English:

Cystamine

Descriptor Spanish:

Cistamina

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	cistamina
Entry term(s)	cistineamina descarboxicistina descarboxidietildisulfuro
Scope note:	Agente radioprotector que interfiere con las enzimas sulfhidrílicas. Ta,bién puede proteger frente a las lesiones hepáticas producidas por el tetracoruro de carbono.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Cistamina

Descriptor French:

Cystamine

Entry term(s):

2,2'-Dithiobis(éthylamine)
Bromhydrate de cystamine
Chlorhydrate de cystamine
Diacétate de cystamine
Dibromhydrate de cystamine
Dichlorhydrate de cystamine
Sulfate de cystamine

Tree number(s):

D02.092.471.200

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003538

Scope note:

A radiation-protective agent that interferes with sulfhydryl enzymes. It may also protect against carbon tetrachloride liver damage.

Annotation:

do not confuse with CYSTEAMINE nor Cystamin (a urinary antiseptic)

Allowable Qualifiers:

AA analogues et dérivés
AD administration et posologie
AE effets indésirables
AG agonistes
AI antagonistes et inhibiteurs
AN analyse
BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CH composition chimique
CL classification
CS synthèse chimique
EC économie
HI histoire
IM immunologie
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
PD pharmacologie
PK pharmacocinétique
PO intoxication
RE effets des radiations
SD ressources et distribution
ST normes
TO toxicité
TU usage thérapeutique
UR urine

Pharm Action:

Enzyme Inhibitors
Radiation-Protective Agents
Sulfhydryl Reagents

Registry Number:

R110LV8L02

CAS Type 1 Name:

Ethanamine, 2,2'-dithiobis-

DeCS ID:

3557

Unique ID:

D003538

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