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Sodium thiosulfate
- CAS number
- 7772-98-7
- Molecular formula
- Na2O3S2
- Molecular weight
- 158.11 g/mol
About this molecule
Sodium Thiosulfate is a water soluble salt and reducing agent that reacts with oxidizing agents. Although its exact mechanism of action is unknown, thiosulfate likely provides an exogenous source of sulfur, thereby hastening the detoxification of cyanide through the enzyme rhodanese (thiosulfate cyanide sulfurtransferase) which converts cyanide to the relatively nontoxic, excretable thiocyanate ion. In addition, this agent neutralizes the reactive alkylating species of nitrogen mustard, thereby decreasing skin toxicity related to nitrogen mustard extravasation. (NCI04)
Source: NCI Thesaurus (NCIt), via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- disodium;dioxido-oxo-sulfanylidene-lambda6-sulfane
- InChIKey
- AKHNMLFCWUSKQB-UHFFFAOYSA-L
- SMILES
- [O-]S(=O)(=S)[O-].[Na+].[Na+]
- PubChem CID
- 24477
Also known as
SODIUM THIOSULFATE · Sodium thiosulphate · Disodium thiosulfate · Hypo · Chlorine Control · Chlorine Cure · Sodium thiosulfate, anhydrous · Thiosulfuric acid, disodium salt
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