Pyritinol

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Pyritinol
Systematic (IUPAC) name
1,2-bis(3-hydroxy-4-hydroxymethyl- 2-methylpyridin- 5-ylmethyl) disulfane
Identifiers
CAS number 1098-97-1
ATC code N06BX02
PubChem 14190
Chemical data
Formula C16H20N2O4S2 
Mol. mass 368.473
Pharmacokinetic data
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Pyritinol (or Pyrithioxin) is a strong synthetic antioxidant.

One small study with 12 subjects given pyritinol showed an improvement in performance on tests of reaction time, but not on memory tests.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hindmarch I, Coleston D, Kerr J (1990). "Psychopharmacological effects of pyritinol in normal volunteers". Neuropsychobiology 24 (3): 159-64. doi:10.1159/000119478. PMID 2135070. 
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