Tiopronin

Tiopronin
Names
IUPAC name
N-(2-Sulfanylpropanoyl)glycine
Systematic IUPAC name
(2-Sulfanylpropanamido)acetic acid
Other names
2-mercaptopropionylglycine
Acadione
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
1859822
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.016.163
EC Number
  • 217-778-4
KEGG
MeSH Tiopronin
RTECS number
  • MC0596500
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C5H9NO3S/c1-3(10)5(9)6-2-4(7)8/h3,10H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,9)(H,7,8) Y
    Key: YTGJWQPHMWSCST-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • CC(S)C(=O)NCC(O)=O
Properties
C5H9NO3S
Molar mass 163.19 g·mol−1
Appearance White, opaque crystals
Melting point 93 to 98 °C (199 to 208 °F; 366 to 371 K)
log P −0.674
Acidity (pKa) 3.356
Basicity (pKb) 10.641
Pharmacology
G04BX16 (WHO) QG04BX16 (WHO)
By mouth
Legal status
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Warning
H302
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
1,300 mg kg−1 (oral, rat)
Related compounds
Related alkanoic acids
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references
Tiopronin
Clinical data
Trade namesThiola
License data
Identifiers
DrugBank
ChEBI
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.016.163

Tiopronin, sold under the brand name Thiola, is a medication used to control the rate of cystine precipitation and excretion in the disease cystinuria.

It is available as a generic medication.