Definition of Mersalyl
1. a sodium salt [n -S]
Medical Definition of Mersalyl
1.
(3-((2-(carboxylatomethoxy)benzoyl)amino)-2-methoxypropyl)hydroxymercurate(1-) sodium. A toxic thiol mercury salt formerly used as a diuretic. It inhibits various biochemical functions, especially in mitochondria, and is used to study those functions.
Pharmacological action: diuretics, mercurial, enzyme inhibitors, sulfhydryl reagents.
Chemical name: Mercurate(1-), (3-((2-(carboxylatomethoxy)benzoyl)amino)-2-methoxypropyl)hydroxy-, sodium
(12 Dec 1998)
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