Citiolone is a drug used in liver therapy.
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.013.449 |
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| Formula | C6H9NO2S |
| Molar mass | 159.20 g·mol−1 |
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It is a derivative of the amino acid cysteine.[1] Citilone has also been studied with regards to hypothermia due to it being a hydroxyl free radical scavenger. The drug has been shown to protect hamster cells subjected to temperature conditions of 8-25 °C.[2]
References
edit- ^ de Barrio M, Tornero P, Prieto A, Sainza T, Zubeldia JM, Herrero T (1997). "Recurrent fixed drug eruption caused by citiolone". Journal of Investigational Allergology & Clinical Immunology. 7 (3): 193–194. PMID 9252880.
- ^ Kruuv J, Glofcheski DJ (June 1993). "Further evidence for two modes of hypothermia damage". Cryobiology. 30 (3): 313–321. doi:10.1006/cryo.1993.1030. PMID 8370318.
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