penicillamine

[ pen-uh-sil-uh-meen, -min ]
/ ˌpɛn əˈsɪl əˌmin, -mɪn /

noun Pharmacology.

a chelating agent, C5H11NO2S, produced by the degradation of penicillin, used in the treatment of severe rheumatoid arthritis and in heavy metal poisoning.

Origin of penicillamine

First recorded in 1940–45; penicill(in) + -amine

Words nearby penicillamine

Medical definitions for penicillamine

penicillamine
[ pĕn′ĭ-sĭlə-mēn′ ]

n.

A degradation product of penicillin that is used as a chelating agent and in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and copper poisoning.