Thiols are molecules which contain an SH group. They are structurally similar to alcohols which contain an OH group. Chemically, thiols and alchohols react similarly.Oxygen and sulfur both appear on the same column of the periodic table with oxygen in...

A generic term used to describe one of a number of toxic substances containing sulphur that have an unpleasant odour, sometimes described as that of rotting cabbage. They are produced naturally as part of the process of the decay of organic matter and...

Also known as thioalcohols, these are aliphatic compounds containing sulfur. The structure is similar to alcohols but oxygen is replaced by sulfur. These compounds have offensive odors. The Kraft, or sulfate, process for pulping wood produces...

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In organic chemistry, a thiol is a compound that contains the functional group composed of a sulfur atom and a hydrogen atom (-SH). Being the sulfur analogue of an alcohol group (-OH), this functional group is referred to either as a thiol group or a...

A simple procedure for the oxidation of thiols to disulphides The conversion of thiols into the corresponding disulphides (oxidative S-S coupling) is of interest both from a biological1 and from a practical view point. Under biological conditions, this process occurs in the...

ABSTRACT The osmotic lysis of photodamaged lysosomes is a critical event for killing tumor cells. How the photodamage increases lysosomal osmotic sensitivity is still unclear. In this work, the effect of the photooxidation of membrane thiol groups on the lysosomal osmotic sensitivity was...