Dimercaprol

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Dimercaprol

Description of the Drug

Dimercaprol is a chelating agent used as an antidote to arsenic, gold, and mercury poisoning, as well as acute lead poisoning in combination with edetate calcium disodium.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB06782

Brand Name(s)

Anti-Lewisite, B.a.l., Sulfactin

Company Owner(s)

Akorn Operating Co Llc

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
Heavy metals METAL CHELATING AGENT CHEMBL2363053

Unichem Links

SureChEMBL SCHEMBL15969
PharmGKB PA165958406
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0015677
DrugBank DB06782
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 15140953
PubChem 3080
NMRShiftDB 20097917
Nikkaji J2.808H
BindingDB 50103608
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID5040461
DrugCentral 3150
Brenda 99799 15471 212775 2535 15468 5897 104153 90749 45481 108716
ChemicalBook CB7684878
rxnorm DIMERCAPROL
KEGG Ligand C02924
ChEBI 64198