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  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2016-05-22 04:27:17 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2026-08-22 13:50:44 UTC</update_date>
  <accession/>
  <common_name>Dimercaprol</common_name>
  <class>SmallMolecule</class>
  <description>Dimercaprol is an organosulfur compound with the chemical formula C3H8OS2 and an average molecular weight of 124.22 g/mol. Dimercaprol belongs to the alkylthiols, a subclass of thiols within the organic compounds.

This compound is found in or released from 18 recorded sources. These include healthcare, pharmaceuticals &amp; veterinary products via unclassified therapeutic products, as well as food, food processing &amp; cookware, specifically in the processing of meats, the preparation of vinegar, food preservation, and fermentation processes for beer. It is also associated with household cleaning &amp; consumer products, including soap detergents, perfumes within detergents and soaps, bleaching agents, tobacco product cases, and non electric simulated smoking devices. Additionally, it is found in electrical &amp; electronic equipment, such as electrodes, electric switches, antennas, conductors or conductive bodies characterised by the conductive materials, and electrically stimulated smoking devices, among two others.

The recorded exposure route for dimercaprol is intramuscular. Regarding its health effects, the compound is used as a treatment for renal failure (PMC13116634) and has been associated with hypertension (PMC5716161).</description>
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  <types>
    <type>Human Neurotoxin</type>
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  <synonyms/>
  <chemical_formula>C3H8OS2</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>124.225</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>124.001656258</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>2,3-disulfanylpropan-1-ol</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>dimercaprol</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>59-52-9</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>OCC(S)CS</smiles>
  <inchi>InChI=1S/C3H8OS2/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h3-6H,1-2H2</inchi>
  <inchikey>WQABCVAJNWAXTE-UHFFFAOYSA-N</inchikey>
  <taxonomy>
    <kingdom>Organic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Organosulfur compounds</super_class>
    <class>Thiols</class>
    <sub_class>Alkylthiols</sub_class>
    <direct_parent>Alkylthiols</direct_parent>
    <alternate_parents>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Primary alcohols</alternative_parent>
    </alternate_parents>
    <substituents>
      <substituent>Alcohol</substituent>
      <substituent>Aliphatic acyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Alkylthiol</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organooxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Primary alcohol</substituent>
    </substituents>
    <molecular_framework>Aliphatic acyclic compounds</molecular_framework>
    <descriptors>
      <descriptor>a small molecule</descriptor>
      <descriptor>dithiol</descriptor>
      <descriptor>primary alcohol</descriptor>
    </descriptors>
  </taxonomy>
  <status>Detected and Not Quantified</status>
  <origin/>
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    <pathway>
      <name>Dimercaprol Drug Metabolism Action Pathway</name>
      <smpdb_id>SMP0144122</smpdb_id>
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      <value>-1.65</value>
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      <value>2.76e+00 g/l</value>
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      <value>0.21</value>
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      <value>2,3-disulfanylpropan-1-ol</value>
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      <value>C3H8OS2</value>
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  <drugbank_id>DB06782</drugbank_id>
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  <pubchem_compound_id>3080</pubchem_compound_id>
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  <chemspider_id>2971</chemspider_id>
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