Allyl_mercaptan

Allyl mercaptan

Allyl mercaptan

Chemical compound


Allyl mercaptan (AM) is a small molecule allyl derivative and an organosulfur compound derived from garlic and a few other genus Allium plants. Its formula is C3H6S. It has been shown to be the most effective HDAC inhibitor of known garlic-derived organosulfur compounds and their metabolites.[1]

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  1. Rajendran, Praveen; Ho, Emily; Williams, David E; Dashwood, Roderick H (2011). "Dietary phytochemicals, HDAC inhibition, and DNA damage/repair defects in cancer cells". Clinical Epigenetics. 3 (1): 4. doi:10.1186/1868-7083-3-4. ISSN 1868-7083. PMC 3255482. PMID 22247744.



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