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Penicillamine

青黴胺
Mechanism of action:
Penicillamine 是一種含硫醇基胺基酸(thiol-containing amino acid)衍生物。Penicillamine 的硫醇基(-SH),可螯合銅離子、鉛離子、汞離子等金屬離子,能減少血中與組織中金屬負荷。Penicillamine 可與胱胺酸(cystine)形成雙硫鍵,轉化為較高水溶性的複合物,減少尿中胱胺酸結晶與結石形成。
Reference(s):
1. Walshe JM et al. (1956). Penicillamine, a new oral therapy for Wilson's disease. Am J Med.
2. Walshe JM et al. (2003). The story of penicillamine: a difficult birth. Mov Disord.
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