3-Mercaptopyruvic acid

3-Mercaptopyruvic acid is an intermediate in cysteine metabolism. It has been studied as a potential treatment for cyanide poisoning, but its half-life is too short for it to be clinically effective.^[1] Instead, prodrugs, such as sulfanegen, are being evaluated to compensate for the short half-life of 3-mercaptopyruvic acid.^[2]

3-Mercaptopyruvic acid

Names
Preferred IUPAC name 2-Oxo-3-sulfanylpropanoic acid
Other names 3-Mercapto-2-oxopropanoic acid 3-MPV 3-MP
Identifiers
CAS Number	2464-23-5 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:16208 Y
ChemSpider	96 Y
IUPHAR/BPS	5118
KEGG	C00957 Y
MeSH	3-mercaptopyruvic+acid
PubChem CID	98
UNII	5Z1F5OW4YB Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID20862960 DTXSID30947575, DTXSID20862960
InChI InChI=1S/C3H4O3S/c4-2(1-7)3(5)6/h7H,1H2,(H,5,6) Y Key: OJOLFAIGOXZBCI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C3H4O3S/c4-2(1-7)3(5)6/h7H,1H2,(H,5,6) Key: OJOLFAIGOXZBCI-UHFFFAOYAZ
SMILES C(C(=O)C(=O)O)S O=C(O)C(=O)CS
Properties
Chemical formula	C3H4O3S
Molar mass	120.12 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

See also

• 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase