FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
Chemical: mercaptoethanol
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General Information
Name
mercaptoethanol
FlyBase ID
FBch0000904
ChEBI Name
mercaptoethanol
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:41218
PubChem Name
2-Mercaptoethanol
PubChem ID
CID:1567
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of mercaptoethanol
mercaptoethanol
InChIKey

DGVVWUTYPXICAM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

ChEBI: Mercaptoethanol is a primary alcohol and an alkanethiol. It has a role as a geroprotector.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (23)
Synonyms
2-Mercaptoethanol
(ChEBI, 2019-)
2-Sulfanylethanol
(PubChem, 2019-)
2-Thioethanol
(PubChem, 2019-)
2-mercaptoethanol
(PubChem, 2019-)
2-sulfanylethanol
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
2-thioethanol
(PubChem, 2019-)
60-24-2
(PubChem, 2019-)
BETA-MERCAPTOETHANOL
(ChEBI, 2019-)
BME
(Meulener et al., 2005)
Beta-Mercaptoethanol
(PubChem, 2019-)
Ethanol, 2-mercapto-
(PubChem, 2019-)
Mercaptoethanol
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
PubChem:1567
(PubChem, 2019-)
Thioethylene glycol
(PubChem, 2019-)
Thioglycol
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Thiomonoglycol
(PubChem, 2019-)
beta-mercaptoethanol
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
ethanol, 2-mercapto-
(PubChem, 2019-)
mercaptoethanol
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
pubchem:1567
(PubChem, 2019-)
thioethylene glycol
(PubChem, 2019-)
thioglycol
(PubChem, 2019-)
thiomonoglycol
(PubChem, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (3)