Penicillamine

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Penicillamine \Pen`i*cil"lam*ine\, n. (Chem., Med.)
     A substance ({C5H11NO2S}) which is a degradation product of
     the penicillins. Chemically it is 3-mercapto-D-valine. It has
     chelating properties and is used in medicine as an
     antirheumatic and to chelate copper in cases of
     hepatolenticular degeneration (Wilson's disease).


     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  penicillamine
       n : a drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal
           poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis [syn:
            {Cuprimine}]