Shelf life (days): 1460.0
Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: 3-mercapto-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid, monohydrochloride
Purity: ≥95%
Formula Markup: C6H5NO2S / HCl
Formula Weight: 191.6
CAS Number: 320386-54-7
Notes: 3-Mercaptopicolinic acid is an inhibitor of gluconeogenesis. In perfused rat livers, gluconeogenesis was inhibited when lactate, pyruvate, or alanine served as substrate, but not with fructose, suggesting phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase as the site of inhibition.{32651,32653,32652}