Citiolone

Citiolone is a drug used in liver therapy.

Citiolone

Clinical data
ATC code	A05BA04 (WHO)
Identifiers
IUPAC name (RS)-N-(2-Oxothiolan-3-yl)acetamide
CAS Number	1195-16-0 Y
PubChem CID	14520
ChemSpider	13864 Y
UNII	70JKL15MUH
KEGG	D07105 Y
ChEMBL	ChEMBL2104457 N
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID0045888
ECHA InfoCard	100.013.449
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C6H9NO2S
Molar mass	159.20 g·mol−1
InChI InChI=1S/C6H9NO2S/c1-4(8)7-5-2-3-10-6(5)9/h5H,2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8) Y Key:NRFJZTXWLKPZAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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It is a derivative of the amino acid homocysteine.^[1] Citilone has also been studied with regards to hypothermia due to it being a hydroxyl free radical scavenger. The drug has been shown to protect hamster cells subjected to temperature conditions of 8-25 °C.^[2]