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tiopronin
Sign in to saveAlso known as alpha-mercaptopropionylglycine, alpha-MPG, Tiopronine, α-MPG
Tiopronin, sold under the brand name Thiola, is a medication used to control the rate of cystine precipitation and excretion in the disease cystinuria.
Key facts
- Drug.tradename
- Thiola
- Drug.DailyMedID
- Tiopronin
- Drug.DrugBank
- DB06823
- Drug.ChEBI
- 32229
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C5H9NO3S
- Molecular weight
- 163.2 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-(2-sulfanylpropanoylamino)acetic acid
- SMILES
- CC(C(=O)NCC(=O)O)S
- InChIKey
- YTGJWQPHMWSCST-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.1
- Polar surface area
- 67.4 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 3
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Approved
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
- First approval
- 1988
- Admin. routes
- oral
- Indications
- subarachnoid hemorrhage, drug-induced hepatitis, cystinuria
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 163.030314
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- canonical SMILES
- CC(C(=O)NCC(=O)O)S
- chemical formula
- C₅H₉NO₃S
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- Side effects
- Pharmacology
- Mechanism of action
- Society and culture
- Research
- References
Tiopronin, sold under the brand name Thiola, is a medication used to control the rate of cystine precipitation and excretion in the disease cystinuria.
It is available as a generic medication.
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