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6,6′-Dithiodinicotinic acid

technical grade, 85%

Synonym(s):

Bis[3-Carboxypyridine] 6,6′-disulfide, Bis[3-carboxypyridine] 6,6′-disulfide

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C12H8N2O4S2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
308.33
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

grade

technical grade

Assay

85%

form

solid

mp

263-265 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

OC(=O)c1ccc(SSc2ccc(cn2)C(O)=O)nc1

InChI

1S/C12H8N2O4S2/c15-11(16)7-1-3-9(13-5-7)19-20-10-4-2-8(6-14-10)12(17)18/h1-6H,(H,15,16)(H,17,18)

InChI key

GSASOFRDSIKDSN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

6,6′-Dithiodinicotinic acid is reported as sulphydryl reagent. 6,6′-Dithiodinicotinic acid is reported to react with thiols, to afford a disulfide and 6-mercaptonicotinic acid. Interaction of 6,6′-dithiodinicotinic acid with the homogenates of Ehrlich ascites cells has been reported.

Application

6,6′-Dithiodinicotinic acid may be employed as:
  • specific thiol blocker to investigate the radioprotective effect of mercaptoethylamine on the thiol level of the outer cell membrane of the Ehrlich ascites tumor cells
  • modifier to investigate the polar microenvironment around the reactive Cys283 of rabbit muscle creatine kinase
  • dipyridyl-dithio substrate to evaluate the protein disulfide-thiol interchange activity of the auxin stimulated NADH: protein disulfide reductase (NADH oxidase) of soybean plasma membranes
  • water-soluble reagent in a study for introducing, in buffered saline, a reactive sulfhydryl group on water-soluble molecules bearing an alkyl-amino group
  • chromogen for sulfhydryl groups in the Ellman method for cholinesterase determinations
  • spectrophotometric determination of thiols and of total glutathione in human blood

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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M M Konstantinova et al.
Radiobiologiia, 29(2), 280-282 (1989-03-01)
In experiments with Ehrlich ascites tumor cells with the use of a specific thiol blocker, 6,6'-dithiodinicotinic acid, it was shown that thiols of a cell plasmic membrane are necessary for the radioprotective effect of mercaptoethylamine to be realized.
M M elDeib et al.
The Biochemical journal, 275 ( Pt 1), 29-34 (1991-04-01)
Guanylate cyclase in pig intestinal brush border membranes was stimulated by certain aromatic disulphides. The most effective were 6-thioguanine disulphide [(TGS)2], 6-mercaptopurine disulphide, 6,6'-dithiodinicotinic acid, 5,5'-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) and 5-carboxy-2-thiouracil disulphide. (TGS)2 stimulated activity 15-fold when present at 0.1 mM. The
S Ahmad et al.
Biochemical pharmacology, 35(10), 1697-1701 (1986-05-15)
Metastatic migration of murine L1210 leukemia cells, sensitive and resistant to the antitumor agent L-phenylalanine mustard, from the peritoneal cavity of mice to the liver resulted in a 2-fold elevation in their GSH content. This increase in GSH was accompanied
G V Sherbet
Experimental cell biology, 51(3), 140-147 (1983-01-01)
The cell surface sulphydryl content of three metastatic variants of the B16 murine melanoma has been determined using isoelectric equilibrium techniques. The F1 variant, which has no ability for natural metastasis, and the F10 variant with moderate metastatic ability appeared
P Falson et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 261(16), 7151-7159 (1986-06-05)
Mitochondrial F1-ATPase from the yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe has been prepared under a stable form and in relatively high amounts by an improved purification procedure. Specific chemical modification of the enzyme by the thiol reagent N-ethylmaleimide (NEM) at pH 6.8 leads

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