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Preferred Name

Cysteamine

Definitions
A mercaptoethylamine compound that is endogenously derived from the COENZYME A degradative pathway. The fact that cysteamine is readily transported into LYSOSOMES where it reacts with CYSTINE to form cysteine-cysteamine disulfide and CYSTEINE has led to its use in CYSTINE DEPLETING AGENTS for the treatment of CYSTINOSIS.
Synonyms
35S-Labeled Cysteamine
beta-Mercaptoethylamine
Cysteamine, 35S-Labeled
Tosylate, Cysteamine
Mercaptoethylamine
Cysteamine Tartrate (1:1)
Cysteamine Dihydrochloride
Tartrate, Cysteamine
2 Aminoethanethiol
Hydrochloride, Cysteamine
Dihydrochloride, Cysteamine
Cysteamine Tartrate
Cysteinamine
Cysteamine, 35S Labeled
Hydrobromide, Cysteamine
Cysteamine Hydrobromide
Bitartrate, Cysteamine
Cysteamine Tosylate
Mercamine
beta Mercaptoethylamine
Becaptan
Ethanethiol, 2-amino-
2-Aminoethanethiol
Cystagon
Mercaptamine
Cysteamine Hydrochloride
Cysteamine Maleate (1:1)
Cysteamine Bitartrate
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