mercapto en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree German Mercaptanbor. English mercaptan Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English mercapto From mercaptan, from Latin mercurius captans (“mercury capturing”).
Meanings
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(especially, in-compounds, uncountable) The univalent radical -SH
The postulated mechanism for the reaction of coumarin 4 as an antioxidant, as indicated in Fig 3, relies on the mercapto hydrogen atom (bold), which is under the influence of resonance and inductive effects.
2015 July 6, “Hydrogen Peroxide Scavenging Activity of Novel Coumarins Synthesized Using Different Approaches”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
Deriveds
allylmercaptomethylpenicillin · captopril · mercapto protease