Term Name: | disulfiram |
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Synonyms: | 1,1',1'',1'''-[disulfanediylbis(carbonothioylnitrilo)]tetraethane, 1,1'-dithiobis(N,N-diethylthioformamide), Antabuse, bis(diethylthiocarbamoyl) disulfide, Disulfiram, N,N,N',N'-tetraethylthiuram disulfide, tetraethylthioperoxydicarbonic diamide, Tetraethylthiuram disulfide, tetraethylthiuram disulphide |
Definition: | 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. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:4659] ( EBI ) |