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Medical Aspects of Chemical Warfare (2008) - The Black Vault

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<strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Aspects</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Warfare</strong>aglutathione (tripeptide)OOH 2N CH CH 2 CH 2 C NH CH C NH CH 2 COOHCOOHCH2SHglutamic acid cysteine glycineglutamic acidNHObCH 2CH 2ClCH 2CH 2SCH2CH C glycineS+ 2 glutathioneSCH 2CH 2ClCH 2CH 2SCH2CH C glycineNHOglutamic acidc(O) nSCH 2CH 2 S CH 2CHNH 2CH 2CH 2 S CH 2CHCOOHCOOHNH 2β-lyasedO 2SCH 2CH 2SOCH 3CH 2CH 2SCH 3eO 2SCH 2CH 2CH 2CH 2SSHNCH 2CHCH 2CHCOOH 3COOHCOOHHNCOOH 3O 2SCH 2CH 2SOCH 3CH 2CH 2SOCH 3Fig. 22-7. Reaction pathway proposed by <strong>Black</strong> et al (1992). (a) Structure <strong>of</strong> glutathione. (b) Reaction <strong>of</strong> sulfur mustard andglutathione. (c) Intermediate product. (d) β-lyase metabolites 1-methylsulfinyl-2-[2-(methylthio)ethylsulfonyl]ethane (MSM-TESE) and 1,1’-sulfonylbis[2-(methylsulfinyl)ethane] (SBMSE). (e) Bis-mercapturic acid conjugate <strong>of</strong> mustard sulfone.Data source: <strong>Black</strong> RM, Brewster K, Clarke RJ, Hambrook JL, Harrison JM, Howells DJ. Biological fate <strong>of</strong> sulphur mustard,1,1’-thiobis(2-chloroethane): isolation and identification <strong>of</strong> urinary metabolites following intraperitoneal administration torat. Xenobiotica. 1992;22:405–418.712

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