Allyl mercaptan

Allyl mercaptan

Names
IUPAC name 2-Propene-1-thiol
Other names Allyl thiol; 3-Mercaptopropene
Identifiers
CAS Number	870-23-5
ChemSpider	13836713
EC Number	212-792-7
Jmol 3D model	Interactive image
InChI InChI=1S/C3H6S/c1-2-3-4/h2,4H,1,3H2 Key: ULIKDJVNUXNQHS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES C=CCS
Properties
Chemical formula	C3H6S
Molar mass	74.14 g·mol^−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Allyl mercaptan (AM) is a small molecule allyl derivative and an organosulfur compound derived from garlic and a few other genus Allium plants. Its formula is C₃H₆S. It has been shown to be the most effective HDAC inhibitor of known garlic-derived organosulfur compounds and their metabolites.^[1]

References

1. Rajendran, Praveen; Ho, Emily; Williams, David E; Dashwood, Roderick H (2011). "Dietary phytochemicals, HDAC inhibition, and DNA damage/repair defects in cancer cells". Clinical Epigenetics 3 (1): 4. doi:10.1186/1868-7083-3-4. ISSN 1868-7083. PMC: 3255482.