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penicillamine A beta dimethyl analog of the amino acid cysteine. As a degradation product of penicillin antibiotics, penicillamine chelates with heavy metals and increases their urinary excretion. Possessing antineoplastic properties, penicillamine induces apoptosis by a p53-mediated mechanism and inhibits angiogenesis by chelating with copper, a cofactor for angiogenesis. Check for active clinical trials or closed clinical trials using this agent. (NCI Thesaurus)
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Synonyms: | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024105225im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif) | Depamine D-mercaptovaline D-Penicillamine | | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024105225im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif) | US brand names: | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024105225im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif) | Cuprenil Cuprimine Depen Perdolat Sufortan | | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024105225im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif) | Foreign brand names: | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024105225im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif) | Atamir Cupripen Distamine Kelatin Mercaptyl Metalcaptase Pendramine Trolovol | | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024105225im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif) | Chemical structure names: | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081024105225im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif) | - 3-mercapto-D-valine
- alpha-amino-beta-methyl-beta-mercaptobutyric acid
- beta,beta-dimethylcysteine
- beta-thiovaline
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