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disulfiram

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Also known as: Antabuse, tetraethylthiuram disulfide

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organosulfur compounds

In organosulfur compound: Thiocarbonyl compounds
The related compound disulfiram (Antabuse; R = CH₂CH₃) is used in treating alcoholism. A thioamide, ethionamide, is an important drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis, and other thioamides are used as peptide analogs and in peptide synthesis.
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treatment of alcoholism

In alcoholism: Physiological therapies
…Erik Jacobsen of Denmark, uses disulfiram (tetraethylthiuram disulfide, known by the trade name Antabuse). Normally, as alcohol is converted to acetaldehyde, the latter is rapidly converted, in turn, to harmless metabolites. However, in the presence of disulfiram—itself harmless—the metabolism of acetaldehyde is blocked. The resulting accumulation of the highly toxic…
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