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sulfone
(redirected from Sulphone)

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sulfone [′səl‚fōn]
(organic chemistry)
R2SO2(or RSOOR) A compound formed by the oxidation of sulfides, for example, ethyl sulfone, C4H10SO2, from ethyl sulfide, C4H10S; the use of sulfones, particularly 4,4′-sulfonyldianiline (dapsone) in the treatment of leprosy leads to apparent improvement; relapses associated with sulfone-resistant strains have been encountered.


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Geographical distribution and identification of methyl sulphone PCB and DDE metabolites in pooled polar bear (Ursus maritimus) adipose tissue from Western hemisphere Arctic and subarctic regions.
Today, most people who suffer from Hansen s Disease are treated as outpatients with sulphone drugs, which became available in 1947.
 
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