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hydrogen sulfide (H2S)
A flammable, poisonous gas, with an odor resembling rotton eggs. It is found in mineral waters & rotting materials.
Physiology:
- physiologically generated by cystathionine gamma-lyase
- able to act as a vasorelaxant [3]
Related
sulfide (S=)
General
acid
small molecule
vasodilator
Database Correlations
PUBCHEM correlations
References
- Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, Miriam-Webster
Inc. Springfield, MA 1990
- Hydrogen Sulfide Gas - 'Rotten Eggs'
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/external/faq/eggs.htm
- Yang G et al
H2S as a physiologic vasorelaxant: hypertension in mice with
deletion of cystathionine gamma-lyase.
Science. 2008 Oct 24;322(5901):587-90.
PMID: 18948540