2-mercaptoethanol

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q411084
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2-mercaptoethanol

Summary

2-mercaptoethanol is a type of chemical entity[1]. 2-mercaptoethanol ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (469 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 2-mercaptoethanol's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • 2-mercaptoethanol's canonical SMILES is recorded as C(CS)O[4].
  • 2-mercaptoethanol's chemical formula is recorded as C₂H₆OS[5].
  • 2-mercaptoethanol is a type of primary fatty alcohol[6].
  • 2-mercaptoethanol is part of response to mercaptoethanol[7].
  • 2-mercaptoethanol is part of cellular response to mercaptoethanol[8].
  • 2-mercaptoethanol's Commons category is recorded as 2-Mercaptoethanol[9].
  • 2-mercaptoethanol comprises oxygen[10].
  • 2-mercaptoethanol comprises sulfur[11].
  • 2-mercaptoethanol comprises carbon[12].
  • 2-mercaptoethanol comprises hydrogen[13].
  • 2-mercaptoethanol's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+78.014'}[14].
  • 2-mercaptoethanol's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '-100'}[15].

Why It Matters

2-mercaptoethanol ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (469 views/month).[2] 2-mercaptoethanol has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] 2-mercaptoethanol is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Jean-Claude Bradley Open Melting Point Dataset. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Nabbegat · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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