Drug & intervention

cysteamine

RxCUI 3022

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Cysteamine

Cysteamine is an organosulfur compound with the formula HSCH2CH2NH2. A white, water-soluble solid, it contains both an amine and a thiol functional group. It is often used as the salt of the ammonium derivative [HSCH2CH2NH3]+, including the hydrochloride, and the bitartrate. Another derivative is phosphocysteamine, H3NCH2CH2SPO3Na. The intermediate pantetheine is broken down into cysteamine and pantothenic acid. It is biosynthesized in mammals, including humans, by the degradation of coenzyme A. It is the biosynthetic precursor to the neurotransmitter hypotaurine.

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