| Bioactivity | Tiopronin is a diffusible antioxidant, an antidote to heavy metal poisoning and a radioprotective agent. Tiopronin can control the rate of cystine precipitation and excretion and has the potential for cystinuria, rheumatoid arthritis and hepatic disorders[1][2]. | ||||||||||||
| Invitro | In in vitro Von Hippel-Lindau protein binding assay, the inhibitory effect of Tiopronin (NMPG) on HPH-2 was attenuated by escalating dose of ascorbate but not 2-ketoglutarate, cofactors of the enzyme[2]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | Tiopronin | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 1953-02-2 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C5H9NO3S | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 163.19 | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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