Cysteamine

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Cysteamine

General
Systematic name	1-amino-2-mercaptoethane
Other names	β-mercaptoethylamine 2-aminoethanethiol 2-mercaptoethylamine decarboxycysteine thioethanolamine
CAS number	[60-23-1]
Molecular formula	C₂H₇NS
SMILES	NCCS
Molar mass	77,148 g/mol

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Cysteamine is the chemical compound with the formula HSCH₂CH₂NH₂. It is the simplest stable aminothiol and a degradation product of the amino acid cysteine. It is often used as the hydrochloride salt, HSCH₂CH₂NH₃Cl (CAS#[156-57-0])

Under the trade name Cystagon, cysteamine is used in the treatment of disorders of cystine excretion. Cysteamine cleaves the disulfide bond with cysteine to produce molecules that can escape the metabolic defect in cystinosis and cystinuria. It is also used for treatment of radiation sickness. Cysteamine is used in the body to form the essential biochemical Coenzyme A by combining with pantothenate and adenosine triphosphate.

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