Term Name: penicillamine
Synonyms: (+-)-penicillamine, 2-amino-3-mercapto-3-methylbutyric acid, 2-amino-3-methyl-3-sulfanylbutanoic acid, 3,3-dimethylcysteine, 3-sulfanylvaline, beta-mercaptovaline, D,L-penicillamine, DL-3-mercaptovaline, DL-beta-mercaptovaline
Definition: An α-amino acid having the structure of valine substituted at the β position with a sulfanyl group.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:50868]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: non-proteinogenic alpha-amino acid thiol
has subtype: D-penicillamine L-penicillamine
inverse is_substituent_group_from: 3,3-dimethylcystein-S-yl group