2-MERCAPTOETHANOL (CED0000668)

2-MERCAPTOETHANOL (C2H6OS) is a compound with an average molecular weight of 78.13 g/mol. 2-MERCAPTOETHANOL belongs to the alkylthiols, a subclass of thiols within the organic compounds. It functions as a biological reducing agent and is used industrially as a nutrient and flavouring (PMC8154264). The compound is identified in 16 recorded sources. These include building and construction materials such as floors, and air, dust and atmospheric transport specifically within indoor air. It is found in household cleaning and consumer products, including soap detergents, perfumes within detergents and soaps, tobacco smoke filters, and cigar cigarettes. It is also associated with food, food processing and cookware, specifically the preparation of malt, fermentation processes for beer, food preservation, and the processing of meats. Additionally, it is released from electrical and electronic equipment, including electrodes, hybrid capacitors, electrically stimulated smoking devices, communication cables or conductors, and conductors or conductive bodies characterised by the conductive materials. The recorded route of exposure is inhalation. Regarding its biological activity, 2-MERCAPTOETHANOL has 17 recorded protein targets. It acts as an inhibitor of glucose--fructose oxidoreductase (gfo), pyridoxine-5'-phosphate oxidase (PNPO), lactoylglutathione lyase (GLO1), and endolysin, as well as 13 other proteins.