slovo | definícia |
penicillamine (encz) | penicillamine, n: |
Penicillamine (gcide) | Penicillamine \Pen`i*cil"lam*ine\, n. (Chem., Med.)
A substance (C5H11NO2S) which is a degradation product of
the penicillins. Chemically it is 3-mercapto-D-valine. It has
chelating properties and is used in medicine as an
antirheumatic and to chelate copper in cases of
hepatolenticular degeneration (Wilson's disease).
[PJC] |
penicillamine (wn) | penicillamine
n 1: a drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal
poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis [syn:
penicillamine, Cuprimine] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
Penicillamine (gcide) | Penicillamine \Pen`i*cil"lam*ine\, n. (Chem., Med.)
A substance (C5H11NO2S) which is a degradation product of
the penicillins. Chemically it is 3-mercapto-D-valine. It has
chelating properties and is used in medicine as an
antirheumatic and to chelate copper in cases of
hepatolenticular degeneration (Wilson's disease).
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