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Blend of penicillin + amine.
penicillamine (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 penicillamines)
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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/02 11:36 UTC 版)
Penicillamine is a pharmaceutical of the chelator class. It is sold under the trade names of Cuprimine and Depen. The pharmaceutical form is D-penicillamine, as L-penicillamine is toxic (it inhibits the action of pyridoxine). It is a metabolite of penicillin, although it has no antibiotic properties.