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Dithioerythritol

Catalog No. DB01692 Name DrugBank
CAS Number 6892-68-8 Website http://www.ualberta.ca/
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
(2S,3S)-1,4-disulfanylbutane-2,3-diol
IUPAC Traditional name
threitol, 1,4-dithio-, DL-
Synonyms
(2r,3s)-1,4-Dimercaptobutane-2,3-Diol

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 6892-68-8
PubChem SID 46509091
PubChem CID 446094

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Description (English)
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Drug Groups experimental
Description A compound that, along with its isomer, Cleland's reagent (dithiothreitol), is used for the protection of sulfhydryl groups against oxidation to disulfides and for the reduction of disulfides to sulfhydryl groups. [PubChem]

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