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2-mercaptomethyl-3-guanidinoethylthiopropionic acid
under 3-Mercaptopropionic Acid
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3-Mercaptopropionic Acid
Definition
: An inhibitor of glutamate decarboxylase. It decreases the GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID concentration in the brain, thereby causing convulsions.
Other names
beta-
Mercaptopropionate; 3-
Mercaptopropanoic Acid; beta Mercaptopropionate; Acid, 3-
Mercaptopropionic; Acid, 3-
Mercaptopropanoic; 3 Mercaptopropionic Acid; 3 Mercaptopropanoic Acid
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2-mercaptomethyl-3-guanidinoethylthiopropionic acid [ 2-MMGETPA,2-mercaptomethyl-3-guanidinoethylthiopropanoic acid,MERGETPA,MGTA cpd,Plummer's carboxypeptidase inhibitor,mergepta ]
RN given refers to (+-)-isomer; structure given in first source
77102-28-4 Propanoic acid, 3-
((2-
((aminoiminomethyl)amino)ethyl)thio)-
2-
(mercaptomethyl)-
, (+-
)
3-Mercaptopropionic Acid/*analogs & derivatives
Lysine Carboxypeptidase/antagonists & inhibitors
Pharma Action
Protease Inhibitors
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1981;98(2):448