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penicillamine

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penicillamine [‚pen·ə′sil·ə‚mēn]
(pharmacology)
C5H11NO2S The most characteristic degradation product of penicillin-type antibiotics; used as a chelating agent, as a drug to reduce cystine excretion in cystinurea, and in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.


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Whether lead elevates homocysteine through enzyme inhibition, as earlier suggested, or conversely, whether homocysteine elevates lead because of intravascular binding [homocysteine has a structure similar to dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) and penicillamine, compounds that are known to bind lead], it is evident that the association exists at very low blood lead levels, and if the former mechanism is operative, supports a biologic effect of lead at low levels.
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