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Disulfiram
- CAS number
- 97-77-8
- Molecular formula
- C10H20N2S4
- Molecular weight
- 296.5 g/mol

About this molecule
Disulfiram is an organic disulfide that results from the formal oxidative dimerisation of N,N-diethyldithiocarbamic acid. A multi-enzyme inhibitor that is used in alcohol aversion therapy and also exhibits anticancer properties. It has a role as a ferroptosis inducer, a fungicide, an EC 1.2.1.3 [aldehyde dehydrogenase (NAD(+))] inhibitor, an antineoplastic agent, an EC 3.1.1.8 (cholinesterase) inhibitor, an angiogenesis inhibitor, an EC 5.99.1.2 (DNA topoisomerase) inhibitor, an apoptosis inducer, a NF-kappaB inhibitor and an EC 3.1.1.1 (carboxylesterase) inhibitor. It is an organic disulfide and an organosulfur acaricide.
Source: ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- diethylcarbamothioylsulfanyl N,N-diethylcarbamodithioate
- InChIKey
- AUZONCFQVSMFAP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CCN(CC)C(=S)SSC(=S)N(CC)CC
- PubChem CID
- 3117
Also known as
disulfiram · Tetraethylthiuram disulfide · Antabuse · Bis(diethylthiocarbamoyl) disulfide · Esperal · Teturam · Alcophobin · Antabus
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