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Cadmium
An element with atomic symbol Cd, atomic number 48, and atomic weight 112.41. It is a metal and ingestion will lead to CADMIUM POISONING.
Year introduced: /poisoning was used for indexing 1966-1976
Cadmium Radioisotopes
Unstable isotopes of cadmium that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Cd atoms with atomic weights 103-105, 107, 109, 115, and 117-119 are radioactive cadmium isotopes.
Year introduced: 1988
Cadmium Chloride
A cadmium halide in the form of colorless crystals, soluble in water, methanol, and ethanol. It is used in photography, in dyeing, and calico printing, and as a solution to precipitate sulfides. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)
Year introduced: 1997
Cadmium Compounds
Inorganic compounds that contain cadmium as an integral part of the molecule.
Cadmium Poisoning
Poisoning occurring after exposure to cadmium compounds or fumes. It may cause gastrointestinal syndromes, anemia, or pneumonitis.
Year introduced: 1977
cadmium-binding protein [Supplementary Concept]
metallothionein which serves in a metal-sequestering mechanism
Date introduced: January 1, 1973
cadmium receptor [Supplementary Concept]
an orphan receptor for xenobiotic cadmium(II) ion; contains a zinc site to which cadmium binds
Date introduced: September 28, 1992
cadystin protein, S pombe [Supplementary Concept]
small cadmium-binding peptides synthesized by Schizosaccharomyces pombe in response to cadmium; structure (gamma-Glu-Cys)n-Gly; cadmium complex contains labile sulfur
Date introduced: April 6, 1988
Dimercaprol
An anti-gas warfare agent that is effective against Lewisite (dichloro(2-chlorovinyl)arsine) and formerly known as British Anti-Lewisite or BAL. It acts as a chelating agent and is used in the treatment of arsenic, gold, and other heavy metal poisoning.
non-metallothionein cadmium-binding proteins [Supplementary Concept]
these cadmium-binding proteins are distinct from metallothionein; see (UI)4203 for metallothionein-related cadmium-binding proteins
Date introduced: June 30, 1986
pseudothioneins [Supplementary Concept]
produced by Pseudomonas putida; Pseudomonas putida actively accumulates cadmium from the growth medium, and cadmium resistance appears to involve initial immobilization of cadmium in polyphosphate granules followed by production of pseudothioneins
Date introduced: June 27, 1986
cadmium sulfate [Supplementary Concept]
RN given refers to cpd with MF of Cd-H2SO4
Date introduced: March 1, 1983
cadmium nitrate [Supplementary Concept]
RN given refers to parent cpd
Date introduced: September 10, 1982
cadmium acetate [Supplementary Concept]
Date introduced: February 6, 1981
cadmium(II)-cysteinate glycinate [Supplementary Concept]
structure in first source
Date introduced: February 28, 2009
bis(thiourea)cadmium(II) [Supplementary Concept]
mntA protein, Lactobacillus plantarum [Supplementary Concept]
isolated from Lactobacillus plantarum; has been sequenced; GenBank AF136521
Date introduced: December 7, 1999
N,N',N'',N'''-tetrakis(2-hydroxypropyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane [Supplementary Concept]
has the ability to chelate & mobilize cadmium in vivo & therefore is a good antagonist for cadmium intoxication; structure given in first source
Date introduced: August 4, 1993
cadmium translocating ATPase [Supplementary Concept]
cadmium-efflux ATPase; amino acid sequence for cadA given in first source; E1,E2-translocating ATPase is a generic name which includes all cation-transport ATPases; do not confuse with lysine decarboxylase cadA
Date introduced: June 27, 1989
N-cyclohexyl-N-(2-hydroxy-3-sulfonatopropyl)dithiocarbamate [Supplementary Concept]
structure given in first source; effective in reducing cadmium levels from cadmium intoxication; RN given refers to disodium salt; RN for parent cpd not available 1/89
Date introduced: December 14, 1988