Tiopronin

Chemical formula: Câ‚…H₉NO₃S  Molecular mass: 163.19 g/mol  PubChem compound: 5483

Active ingredient description

Tiopronin is similar to penicillamine in both chemistry and pharmacology and used to control the rate of cystine precipitation and excretion in the disease cystinuria. The drug works by reacting with urinary cysteine to form a more soluble, disulfide linked, tiopronin-cysteine complex

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
G04BX16 G Genito urinary system and sex hormones → G04 Urologicals → G04B Other urologicals, incl. antispasmodics → G04BX Other urologicals
Discover more medicines within G04BX16

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 1953-02-2
DrugBank Drug: DB06823
KEGG Drug: D01430
PubChem Compound: 5483
RxNorm Ingredient: 6765
SNOMED-CT Concept: 109106000
Tiopronin (substance)
UNII Identifier: C5W04GO61S
TIOPRONIN

Medicines

Tiopronin is an active ingredient of these brands:

Estonia (EE)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

 
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