Medical Definition of Cleland's reagent
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A reagent commonly used in biochemical studies as a protective agent to prevent the oxidation of sh (thiol) groups and for reducing disulphides to dithiols.
Pharmacological action: sulfhydryl reagents, expectorants.
Chemical name: 2,3-Butanediol, 1,4-dimercapto-, (R*,R*)-
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cleland's Reagent
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