Penicillamine is an English word with synonyms like medicine or medication. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Penicillamine in a sentence
Penicillamine meaning
A crystalline, sulfur-containing amino acid produced by the hydrolysis of penicillins, used pharmacologically as a chelating agent to remove heavy metals such as copper from the body, and as an anti-inflammatory agent, especially for rheumatoid arthritis; 2-amino-3-methyl-3-mercaptobutanoic acid, (CH₃)₂C(SH)CH(NH₂)COOH.
Synonyms of Penicillamine
Using Penicillamine
- The main meaning on this page is: A crystalline, sulfur-containing amino acid produced by the hydrolysis of penicillins, used pharmacologically as a chelating agent to remove heavy metals such as copper from the body, and as an anti-inflammatory agent, especially for rheumatoid arthritis; 2-amino-3-methyl-3-mercaptobutanoic acid, (CH₃)₂C(SH)CH(NH₂)COOH.
- Useful related words include: cuprimine, medicine, medication, medicament.
- In the example corpus, penicillamine often appears in combinations such as: penicillamine is, of penicillamine, with penicillamine.
Context around Penicillamine
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Penicillamine
- In this selection, "penicillamine" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, discontinuing, treatment and test stand out and add context to how "penicillamine" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include children the penicillamine test may and complication of penicillamine treatment such. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "penicillamine" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with penicillamine
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In children, the penicillamine test may be used. (8 words)
It is unclear whether these people are best treated with penicillamine or zinc acetate. (14 words)
Some recommend trientine as first-line treatment, but experience with penicillamine is more extensive. (14 words)
Penicillamine is not without problems: about 20% experience a side effect or complication of penicillamine treatment, such as drug-induced lupus (causing joint pains and a skin rash) or myasthenia (a nerve condition leading to muscle weakness). (37 words)
While this phenomenon is observed in other treatments for Wilson's, it is usually taken as an indication for discontinuing penicillamine and commencing second-line treatment. (26 words)
A 500 mg oral dose of penicillamine is administered, and urine collected for 24 hours. (15 words)
Example sentences (6)
Penicillamine is not without problems: about 20% experience a side effect or complication of penicillamine treatment, such as drug-induced lupus (causing joint pains and a skin rash) or myasthenia (a nerve condition leading to muscle weakness).
A 500 mg oral dose of penicillamine is administered, and urine collected for 24 hours.
In children, the penicillamine test may be used.
It is unclear whether these people are best treated with penicillamine or zinc acetate.
Some recommend trientine as first-line treatment, but experience with penicillamine is more extensive.
While this phenomenon is observed in other treatments for Wilson's, it is usually taken as an indication for discontinuing penicillamine and commencing second-line treatment.
Common combinations with penicillamine
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- penicillamine is 3×
- of penicillamine 2×
- with penicillamine 2×