British anti-lewisite
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di·mer·cap·rol
(dī'mĕr-kap'rol),A chelating agent, developed as an antidote for lewisite and other arsenical poisons. It acts by competing for the metal with the essential -SH groups in the pyruvate oxidase system of the cells and forms, with arsenic, a stable, relatively nontoxic cyclic compound, the metal having a greater affinity for it than for the -SH groups of the cell proteins; also used as an antidote for antimony, bismuth, chromium, mercury, gold, and nickel.
Synonym(s): antilewisite, British anti-Lewisite
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British anti-lewisite
(ăn′tē-lo͞o′ĭ-sīt′, ăn′tī-)n. Abbr. BAL
See dimercaprol.
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Brit·ish an·ti-Lew·is·ite
(BAL) (brit'ish an'tē-lū'is-īt)A chelating agent used in heavy-metal poisoning and against the chemical-warfare agent Lewisite.
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