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penicillamine
CIDE DICTIONARY
penicillamine, n.
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]
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