| mercapto- | <prefix> Prefix indicating the presence of a thiol group, -SH. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| mercaptoacetic acid | HSCH2COOH;used as a reagent for the detection of metals such as iron, molybdenum, silver, and tin; the ammonium and sodium salts are used in home permanents, the calcium salt as a depilatory. Synonym: mercaptoacetic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mercaptoethanol | <chemical> A water soluble thiol, not of biological origin. Used in biochemistry to cleave disulphide bonds in proteins or to protect sulphydryl groups from oxidation. (18 Nov 1997) |
| mercaptol | A substance derived from a ketone by the replacement of the bivalent oxygen by two thioalkyl (-SR) groups. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mercaptolactate-cysteine disulfiduria | Elevated levels of the mixed disulfide of 3-mercaptolactate and cysteine in the urine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mercaptomerin sodium | N-(gamma-Carboxymethylmercaptomercuri-beta-methoxy)propylcamphoramic acid disodium salt;a mercurial diuretic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mercaptopropionylglycine | <chemical> Sulfhydryl acylated derivative of glycine used in treatment of liver diseases, as a detoxicant and in therapy of myopia. Chemical name: Glycine, N-(2-mercapto-1-oxopropyl)- (12 Dec 1998) |