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thiol

[thi´ol]

1. sulfhydryl.

2. any organic compound containing the —SH group bound to carbon.

thi·ol

(thī'ol),

1. The monovalent radical -SH when attached to carbon; a hydrosulfide; a mercaptan.

2. A mixture of sulfurated and sulfonated petroleum oils purified with ammonia; used in the treatment of skin diseases.

thiol

/thi·ol/ (thi´ol)

1. sulfhydryl.

2. any organic compound containing the —SH group.

thi·ol

(thī'ol)

Mixture of sulfurated and sulfonated petroleum oils purified with ammonia; used to treat skin diseases.

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Estimation of total protein-bound and nonprotein sulfhydryl group in tissue with Ellman's reagent.

Increased oxidative DNA Damage, as assessed by urinary 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine concentrations, and serum redox status in persons exposed to mercury

1997) suggested that metal ions, such as copper and mercury, bind to the free sulfhydryl group of the enzyme.

Lead exposure is associated with decreased serum paraoxonase 1 (PON1) activity and genotypes

1], and for the antibody conjugated with maleimide (Ab-Mal) and the sulfhydryl group (Ab-SH), an [[member of].

Defined protein conjugates as signaling agents in immunoassays

Moreover, the sulfhydryl group of cysteine moiety of glutathione has a high affinity for metals, forming thermo dynamically stable mercaptide complexes with several metals, e.

Effects of Sodium Selenite in Cadmium Chloride Induced Hepatoxicity in Male Sprague-Dawley Rats

5 ml) was used for assaying the acid-soluble sulfhydryl group (-SH), while the remainder was centrifuged at 10,000 rpm for 20 min.

Tinospora cordifolia induces enzymes of carcinogen/drug metabolism and antioxidant system, and inhibits lipid peroxidation in mice

Estimation of total protein-bound, and nonprotein sulfhydryl group in tissue with Ellman's Reagent.

Aqueous extract of Anoectochilus formosanus attenuate hepatic fibrosis induced by carbon tetrachloride in rats

Lead can interact with proteins, particularly those with a sulfhydryl group (Goering 1993).

Blood lead is a predictor of homocysteine levels in a population-based study of older adults

Although both anticoagulants can chelate metals (especially copper ions) that can enhance autooxidation of aminothiols, this process is enhanced when the pH is at or near the pK of the sulfhydryl group (29).

Novel approach for the determination of the redox status of homocysteine and other aminothiols in plasma from healthy subjects and patients with ischemic stroke

However, phenylarsine oxide is an artificial organic form of arsenic used mainly for testing the role of the sulfhydryl group in insulin resistance.

Prevalence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and related vascular diseases in southwestern arseniasis-endemic and nonendemic areas in Taiwan. (Research)

The protein-bound group was calculated by subtracting the free sulfhydryl group from total sulfhydryl group.

Modulatory effect of Urtica dioica L. (Urticaceae) leaf extract on biotransformation enzyme systems, antioxidant enzymes, lactate dehydrogenase and lipid peroxidation in mice

The MT-3 protein was detected using an antibody against human MT-3 that was generated using the dodecapeptide GGEAAEAEAEKC (corresponding to MT-3 amino acids, 53-64, which contains the MT-3 unique amino acid insert) conjugated through the C-terminal cysteine sulfhydryl group to keyhole limpet hemocyanine using maleimidobenzoyl-Nhydroxysuccinimide ester.

The immortalized UROtsa cell line as a potential cell culture model of human urothelium

Molecular beacons were synthesized from oligonucleotides that contained a primary amino group at their 3' end and a sulfhydryl group protected with a trityl moiety at their 5' end.