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Cysteamine

Known as: Cysteinamine, 2 Aminoethanethiol, Mercaptaminum 
A mercaptoethylamine compound that is endogenously derived from the COENZYME A degradative pathway. The fact that cysteamine is readily transported… 
National Institutes of Health

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2-(biotinamido)ethanethiol2-acetamidoethanethiol2-decenoic acid N-acetylcysteamine thioester3-decenoic acid N-ethylcysteamine thioester
Cysteamine 25 MG Delayed Release Oral Capsule [Procysbi]Cysteamine 50 MG Oral Capsule [Cystagon]Cysteamine BitartrateCysteamine Hydrochloride

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Cystine Depleting AgentsRadiation-Protective Agentsaminothiol

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1987
1987
Spectroscopic characterization of thioredoxin covalently modified with monofunctional organoarsenical reagents.
Thioredoxin upon reduction with mercaptoethylamine was subjected to covalent modification by the monofunctional organoarsenical… 
1985
1985
Cysteamine induces a loss of tissue somatostatin-28 when measured as somatostatin-28(15-28)-like immunoreactivity but not when assessed as somatostatin-28(1-14)-like immunoreactivity: evidence for…
The reported loss of somatostatin-14 (S-14)-like immunoreactivity (LI) by cysteamine (CSH) could be mediated through an action on… 
1984
1984
Enhancement of cysteamine cytotoxicity by hyperthermia and its modification by catalase and superoxide dismutase in Chinese hamster ovary cells.
Chinese hamster ovary cells were exposed to the sulfhydryl compound cysteamine at concentrations ranging from 0 to 8 mM for 120… 
1981
1981
Pantetheinase Activity and Cysteamine Content in Cystinotic and Normal Fibroblasts and Leukocytes
Summary: Cysteamine is the most effective agent known for the reduction of the elevated cystine content of cells from patients… 
1979
1979
Modification by cysteamine of ultrasound lethality to Chinese hamster V-79 cells.
Exposure of Chinese hamster V-79 cells to 1.1-MHz continuous wave (CW) ultrasound at intensities of 10, 20, and $30\ {\rm W}/{\rm… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Transient radicals of DNA bases by pulse radiolysis. Effects of cysteine and cysteamine as radioprotectors.
Transient radicals of nucleic acid components formed by ${\rm e}_{{\rm aq}}^{-}$ and OH reaction during pulse radiolysis have… 
1969
1969
Chemical protection against single-strand breaks in DNA of gamma-irradiated E. coli.
The effects of a chemical radioprotectant, beta-mercaptoethylamine (MEA), on gamma-induced single-strand breaks in DNA from three… 
1967
1967
Non-protein sulphydryl and glutathione content of Ehrlich ascites tumour cells after treatment with the radioprotectors AET, cysteamine and glutathione.
SummaryTreatment of Ehrlich ascites cells in vitro with increasing concentrations of cysteamine, AET or glutathione (GSH… 
1966
1966
Estimation of radiation dose-reduction factor for beta-mercaptoethylamine by endogenous spleen colony counts.
As recovery progresses in irradiated mice, colonies of hemopoietic cells become grossly visible on the spleen, the number of… 
1962
1962
Protection of Tissue-culture Cells against Ionizing Radiation: II. The Activity of Hypoxia, Dimethyl Sulphoxide, Dimethyl Sulphone, Glycerol and Cysteamine at Room Temperature and at −196°C
Protection against x irradiation by hypoxia, glycerol, dimethyl sulfoxide, dimethyl sulfone, cystearnine, and a combination of…