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Buthionine sulfoximine

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Formula
  
C8H18N2O3S

Molar mass
  
222.305 g/mol

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Medical vocabulary what does buthionine sulfoximine mean


Buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) is a sulfoximine which reduces levels of glutathione and is being investigated as an adjunct with chemotherapy in the treatment of cancer. The compound inhibits gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase, the enzyme required in the first step of glutathione synthesis. Buthionine sulfoximine may also be used to increase the sensitivity of parasites to oxidative antiparasitic drugs.

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