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Cysteamine MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Cysteamine
Tree Number(s)
D02.092.471.562.369
D02.886.489.472.369
Unique ID
D003543
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003543
Annotation
do not confuse with CYSTAMINE
Scope Note
A mercaptoethylamine compound that is endogenously derived from the COENZYME A degradative pathway. The fact that cysteamine is readily transported into LYSOSOMES where it reacts with CYSTINE to form cysteine-cysteamine disulfide and CYSTEINE has led to its use in CYSTINE DEPLETING AGENTS for the treatment of CYSTINOSIS.
Entry Term(s)
2-Aminoethanethiol
Becaptan
Cystagon
Cysteamine Bitartrate
Cysteamine Dihydrochloride
Cysteamine Hydrobromide
Cysteamine Hydrochloride
Cysteamine Maleate (1:1)
Cysteamine Tartrate
Cysteamine Tartrate (1:1)
Cysteamine Tosylate
Cysteamine, 35S-Labeled
Cysteinamine
Mercamine
Mercaptamine
Mercaptoethylamine
beta-Mercaptoethylamine
Pharm Action
Cystine Depleting Agents
Registry Numbers
5UX2SD1KE2
QO84GZ3TST
IF1B771SVB
16904-32-8
3037-04-5
42954-15-4
55707-28-3
93965-19-6
0
Related Numbers
156-57-0
16904-32-8
3037-04-5
42954-15-4
55707-28-3
60-23-1
93965-19-6
IF1B771SVB
QO84GZ3TST
CAS Type 1 Name
Ethanethiol, 2-amino-
Public MeSH Note
CYSTEINAMINE was see under MERCAPTOETHYLAMINES 1963-66
Online Note
use MERCAPTOETHYLAMINES to search CYSTEINAMINE 1966
History Note
CYSTEINAMINE was see under MERCAPTOETHYLAMINES 1963-66
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2014/06/12
Cysteamine Preferred
Cysteamine Bitartrate Narrower
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