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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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