Definition of Dithiothreitol

1. Noun. (chemistry) A small-molecule redox reagent with the molecular formula C4H10O2S2. ¹

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Medical Definition of Dithiothreitol

1. A reagent commonly used in biochemical studies as a protective agent to prevent the oxidation of sh (thiol) groups and for reducing disulphides to dithiols. Pharmacological action: sulfhydryl reagents, expectorants. Chemical name: 2,3-Butanediol, 1,4-dimercapto-, (R*,R*)- (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dithiothreitol

dithiole
dithiolene
dithiolenes
dithiols
dithionate
dithionates
dithionic
dithionic acid
dithionite
dithionites
dithionitrobenzoic acid
dithionous acid
dithiophosphate
dithiophosphates
dithiopyr
dithiothreitol (current term)
dithiothreitol tetraacetate S-acetyl esterase
dithiothreitols
dithizone
dithranol
dithyramb
dithyrambic
dithyrambically
dithyrambics
dithyrambs
dithyrambus
diting
ditiocarb
dition
ditionary

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