| Product Name: DMSA |
| CAS No.: 304-55-2 |
| Quality: 99% by HPLC |
| Appearance: white or off-white powder |
| Mesh Size: pass 60-100 |
| Standard: CP2020 |
Succimer DESCRIPTION DMSA (succimer) is an orally active, heavy metal chelating agent. The chemical name for succimer is meso 2, 3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA). Its empirical formula is C4H6O4S2 and molecular weight is 182.2.
Succimer is a white crystalline powder with an unpleasant, characteristic mercaptan odor and taste.
| Description |
| DMSA Powder is used for the treatment of lead poisoning in children with blood level measured above 45 µg/dL. It cannot cross the blood–brain barrier of humans, limiting its application for extracting heavy metals from parts of the body other than the central nervous system. |
| Functions |
| 1. for provocation of tissue heavy metals in anticipation of a urine test, |
| 2. for the treatment of lead poisoning |
| 3. as agents for the mobilization of cadmium, lead and arsenic owing to the ability of these monoesters to cross cell membranes |
