Mercaptoethanol

"Mercaptoethanol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D008623
MeSH Number(s)	D02.033.375.534 D02.886.489.409
Concept/Terms	Mercaptoethanol Mercaptoethanol 2-ME 2-Mercaptoethanol 2 Mercaptoethanol

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Alcohols [D02.033]
Ethanol [D02.033.375]
Mercaptoethanol [D02.033.375.534]
Sulfur Compounds [D02.886]
Sulfhydryl Compounds [D02.886.489]
Mercaptoethanol [D02.886.489.409]

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