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Descriptor English:   Mercaptoethanol 
Descriptor Spanish:   Mercaptoetanol 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Mercaptoetanol 
Synonyms English:   2 Mercaptoethanol
2-ME
2-Mercaptoethanol  
Tree Number:   D02.033.375.534
D02.886.489.409
Definition English:   A water-soluble thiol derived from hydrogen sulfide and ethanol. It is used as a reducing agent for disulfide bonds and to protect sulfhydryl groups from oxidation. 
History Note English:   66(64) 
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Record Number:   8796 
Unique Identifier:   D008623 

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