Structured Summary
Abstract
A sulfur-containing analog of butyrylcholine which is hydrolyzed by butyrylcholinesterase to butyrate and thiocholine. It is used as a reagent in the determination of butyrylcholinesterase activity.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C9H20NOS+
- Molecular Weight
- 190.33 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 4555-00-4
- IUPAC Name
- 2-butanoylsulfanylethyl(trimethyl)azanium
- InChIKey
- AWBGQVBMGBZGLS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CCCC(=O)SCC[N+](C)(C)C
- MeSH Unique ID
- D002092
- Source
- PubChem CID 20689
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Classification
Broader headings
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Synonyms
4 entry terms
- (2-Mercaptoethyl)Trimethylammonium Butyrate
- S-Butyrylthiocholine Iodide
- Iodide, S-Butyrylthiocholine
- S Butyrylthiocholine Iodide
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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
- Butyrates (1972-1974)
- Choline (1968-1974)
- Sulfhydryl Compounds (1972-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Butyrylthiocholine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002092. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002092
- Butyrylthiocholine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27095072
- Butyrylthiocholine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 20689. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/20689