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CHEBI:17456 - dithioerythritol

ChEBI IDCHEBI:17456
ChEBI Namedithioerythritol
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DefinitionThe meso-diastereomer of 1,4-dimercaptobutane-2,3-diol; a sulfur-containing sugar derived from the monosaccharide erythrose; and an epimer of dithiothreitol.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:4662, CHEBI:14184, CHEBI:23851, CHEBI:42239
Last Modified13 March 2018
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FormulaC4H10O2S2
Net Charge0
Average Mass154.256
Monoisotopic Mass154.01222
SMILESO[C@H](CS)[C@@H](O)CS
InChIInChI=1S/C4H10O2S2/c5-3(1-7)4(6)2-8/h3-8H,1-2H2/t3-,4+
InChIKeyVHJLVAABSRFDPM-ZXZARUISSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
reducing agent  The element or compound in a reduction-oxidation (redox) reaction that donates an electron to another species.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
dithioerythritol (CHEBI:17456) has role reducing agent (CHEBI:63247)
dithioerythritol (CHEBI:17456) is a 1,4-dimercaptobutane-2,3-diol (CHEBI:25189)
IUPAC Name 
(2R,3S)-1,4-disulfanylbutane-2,3-diol
Synonyms  Source
DithioerythritolKEGG COMPOUND
erythro-1,4-Dimercapto-2,3-butanediolKEGG COMPOUND
DTEKEGG COMPOUND
(2R,3S)-1,4-dimercaptobutane-2,3-diolPDBeChem
(2R*,3S*)-1,4-dimercapto-2,3-butanediolChemIDplus
1,4-dithioerythritolChemIDplus
UniProt Name  Source
dithioerythritolUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
C00950KEGG COMPOUND
C00950KEGG COMPOUND
DTUPDBeChem
DB01692DrugBank
DithioerythritolWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:863505Gmelin
Reaxys:1719756Reaxys
CAS:6892-68-8KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:6892-68-8ChemIDplus
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