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Succimer
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Definition
: A mercaptodicarboxylic acid used as an antidote to heavy metal poisoning because it forms strong chelates with them.
D25-26 qualif
Pharmacological Action
Antidotes
;
Chelating Agents
Examples
Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid
Other names
Dimercaptosuccinic Acid; DMSA; meso Dimercaptosuccinic Acid; Tin Salt Succimer; Ro17977; Ro 1 7977; Rhenium Salt Succimer; Monosodium Salt Succimer; Disodium Salt Succimer; Dipotassium Salt Succimer; Dimercaptosuccinate, Tin; 2,3 Dimercaptosuccinic Acid; meso-
Dimercaptosuccinic Acid; Tin Dimercaptosuccinate; Succimer, Tin Salt; Succimer, Rhenium Salt; Succimer, Monosodium Salt; Succimer, Disodium Salt; Succimer, Dipotassium Salt; Succimer, (R*,R*)-
(+,-
)-
Isomer
Drugs
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CHEMET
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
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2,3-
dimercaptosuccinic acid monocyclohexyl ester
0
Succimer/*analogs & derivatives.
Toxicology 2005 Oct 15;214(1-2):39-56
monohexyl 2,3-
dimercaptosuccinate
142609-63-0
Succimer/*analogs & derivatives.
J Appl Toxiol 1995 May-Jun;15(3):201-6
monoisoamyl-
2,3-
dimercaptosuccinate
0
Succimer/*analogs & derivatives.
Environ Health Perspect 1994 Sep;102 Suppl 3:309-11
monobenzyl 2,3-
dimercaptosuccinate
0
Succimer/*analogs & derivatives.
Chem Res Toxicol 1994 May-Jun;7(3):367-73
2,3-
dimercaptosuccinic acid-
cysteine (1-
2) mixed disulfide
70206-12-1
Cysteine/*analogs & derivatives
Succimer/*analogs & derivatives.
J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1993 Dec;267(3):1221-6
dimercaptosuccinic acid monomethyl ester
73618-85-6
Succimer/*analogs & derivatives.
Chem Res Toxicol 1991;4(1):107
diisopropyl 2,3-
dimercaptosuccinate
118311-05-0
Succimer/*analogs & derivatives.
Cell Biol Toxicol 1991;7(2):167
rhenium(V)dimercaptosuccinic acid
133466-85-0
*Succimer
*Organometallic Compounds
Radioisotopes
Rhenium.
Int J Rad Appl Instrum (A) 1991;42(2):167
dimethyl mercaptosuccinate
17660-57-0
Succimer/*analogs & derivatives.
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 1989;100(1):96
di-
(isoamyl)dimercaptosuccinate
118908-63-7
Succimer/*analogs & derivatives.
Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol 1988;62(6):327
di-
(isobutyl)dimercaptosuccinate
118908-62-6
Succimer/*analogs & derivatives.
Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol 1988;62(6):327
diethyl dimercaptosuccinate
17660-58-1
Succimer/*analogs & derivatives.
Toxicol Lett 1988;41(3):239
stibocaptate
1986-66-9
*Succimer
*Organometallic Compounds
Antimony.
Acta Leiden 45:61;1977; Biochem Pharmacol 1979;28(21):3171; J Helminthol 52(3):227;1978; J Infect Dis 131(5):619;1975; Tropenmed Parasitol 28:447;1977