D-Penicillamine, Copper chelator

Key facts

CAS number

771431-20-0

Purity

>97%

Form

Solid

form

Molecular weight

149.21 Da

Molecular formula

C₅H₁₁NO₂S

PubChem

5852

Nature

Synthetic

Solubility

Soluble in water to 100 mM

Biochemical name

Penicillamine

Biological description

Copper chelator. Structural analog of cysteine and metabolite of penicillin. Displays a variety of biological effects. Acts as an immunosuppressant and shows antirheumatic effect. Active in vivo.

Canonical smiles

CC(C)(C(C(=O)O)N)S

Isomeric smiles

CC(C)([C@H](C(=O)O)N)S

InChi

InChI=1S/C5H11NO2S/c1-5(2,9)3(6)4(7)8/h3,9H,6H2,1-2H3,(H,7,8)/t3-/m0/s1

InChiKey

VVNCNSJFMMFHPL-VKHMYHEASA-N

IUPAC Name

(2S)-2-amino-3-methyl-3-sulfanylbutanoic acid