Dithiothreitol

Dithiothreitol A reagent commonly used in biochemical studies as a protective agent to prevent the oxidation of SH (thiol) groups and for reducing disulphides to dithiols.

Molecular Formula: C₄H₁₀O₂S₂

InChI: InChI=1/C4H10O2S2/c5-3(1-7)4(6)2-8/h3-8H,1-2H2

InChIKey: InChIKey=VHJLVAABSRFDPM-UHFFFAOYAZ
SMILES: OC(CS)C(O)CS

CAS number 7634-42-6

Names:
    Dithiothreitol
    1,4-bis-sulfanylbutane-2,3-diol
    1,4-dimercaptobutane-2,3-diol
    1,4-dimercapto-2,3-butanediol
    1,4-Dithio-dl-threitol

Registries:
    PubChem CID 19001
    Beilstein =8141671
    CAS 7634-42-6 (from NIST)
    ChEBI 25189
    PubChem ID 10348009