Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Sulfanegen is an experimental antidote for cyanide poisoning as a prodrug for 3-mercaptopyruvic acid [2]. Note the common representations are for the unresolved racemate (see 'same connectivity' in PubChem) and the sodium salt PubChem CID 68973741.
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References |
1. Nagahara N, Li Q, Sawada N. (2003)
Do antidotes for acute cyanide poisoning act on mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase to facilitate detoxification?. Curr Drug Targets Immune Endocr Metabol Disord, 3 (3): 198-204. [PMID:12871026] |
2. Patterson SE, Monteil AR, Cohen JF, Crankshaw DL, Vince R, Nagasawa HT. (2013)
Cyanide antidotes for mass casualties: water-soluble salts of the dithiane (sulfanegen) from 3-mercaptopyruvate for intramuscular administration. J Med Chem, 56 (3): 1346-9. [PMID:23301495] |