Chemicals and Drugs

Acetylthiocholine

An agent used as a substrate in assays for cholinesterases, especially to discriminate among enzyme types.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

An agent used as a substrate in assays for cholinesterases, especially to discriminate among enzyme types.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C7H16NOS+
Molecular Weight
162.28 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
4468-05-7
IUPAC Name
2-acetylsulfanylethyl(trimethyl)azanium
InChIKey
GFFIJCYHQYHUHB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC(=O)SCC[N+](C)(C)C
MeSH Unique ID
D000122
Source
PubChem CID 20544

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • (2-Mercaptoethyl)trimethylammonium Acetate

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Aspects Covered

25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

91(75); was see under CHOLINE 1975-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Acetylcholine (1972-1974)
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds (1973-1974)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Acetylthiocholine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000122. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000122
  2. Acetylthiocholine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylthiocholine
  3. Acetylthiocholine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27458037
  4. Acetylthiocholine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 20544. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/20544