Allyl mercaptan

Allyl mercaptan
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Prop-2-ene-1-thiol
	Other names 2-Propene-1-thiol; Allyl thiol; 3-Mercaptopropene
Identifiers
CAS Number	870-23-5;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	13836713;
ECHA InfoCard	100.011.630
EC Number	212-792-7;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID2061226 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C3H6S/c1-2-3-4/h2,4H,1,3H2 Key: ULIKDJVNUXNQHS-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C=CCS;
Properties
Chemical formula	C3H6S
Molar mass	74.14 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

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]

References

^ 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)

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[dietaryncbi-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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)

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