Chemical Component Summary

Name3-sulfanyl-D-valine
SynonymsD-PENICILLAMINE
Identifiers(2S)-2-amino-3-methyl-3-sulfanyl-butanoic acid
FormulaC5 H11 N O2 S
Molecular Weight149.211
TypeD-PEPTIDE LINKING
Isomeric SMILESCC(C)([C@H](C(=O)O)N)S
InChIInChI=1S/C5H11NO2S/c1-5(2,9)3(6)4(7)8/h3,9H,6H2,1-2H3,(H,7,8)/t3-/m0/s1
InChIKeyVVNCNSJFMMFHPL-VKHMYHEASA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count20
Chiral Atom Count1
Bond Count19
Aromatic Bond Count0

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB00859 
NamePenicillamine
Groups approved
DescriptionPenicillamine is a pharmaceutical of the chelator class. The pharmaceutical form is D-penicillamine, as L-penicillamine is toxic (it inhibits the action of pyridoxine). It is an α-amino acid metabolite of penicillin, although it has no antibiotic properties.
Synonyms
  • (S)-3,3-dimethylcysteine
  • (S)-2-amino-3-mercapto-3-methylbutanoic acid
  • (−)-penicillamine
  • 3-mercapto-D-valine
  • penicilamina
Brand Names
  • D-Penamine
  • Depen Tab 250mg
  • Cuprimine
  • Depen
  • Penicillamine
IndicationFor treatment of Wilson's disease, cystinuria and active rheumatoid arthritis.
Categories
  • Agents Causing Muscle Toxicity
  • Amino Acids
  • Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Amino Acids, Sulfur
  • Antidotes
ATC-CodeM01CC01
CAS number52-67-5

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Copper-unknownchelator
Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 1B1MDQNQHLNKTAEAQPSENKKTRYCNGLKMFLAALSLSFIAKTLGAIIMKS...unknownsubstrate
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
PubChem 6926437, 5852
ChEMBL CHEMBL1430
ChEBI CHEBI:7959