N-(2-Mercaptopropionyl)glycine or Tiopronin has been used: in the preparation of polyethylenimine (PEI)-coated gold microparticles (PEI-gold) for biolistic delivery of nucleic acids to study the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) at the reperfusion stage in in vivo isoflurane preconditioning-induced neuroprotection as a ROS inhibitor to study its effect on lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC)-induced inflammasome activation
Assay
≥98% (TLC)
Beilstein
1859822
Biochem Physiol Actions
N-(2-Mercaptopropionyl)glycine (NMPG) is a thiol compound associated with autoimmune hypoglycemia. It is a diffusible antioxidant and reduces the severity of colonic injury. NMPG also relieves myeloperoxidase activity and stimulates hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) - vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathway for ulcer healing.