Claims
- 1. A compound of the following formula: ##STR6## wherein X.sub.1 is hydrogen or mercapto;
- X.sub.2 is mercapto or acetylthio;
- X.sub.3 is hydrogen or acetylthio; and
- X.sub.4 is hydrogen, acetylthio or X.sub.3 and X.sub.4 together form a valence bond, but if X.sub.3 and X.sub.4 form a valence bond X.sub.2 is mercapto.
- 2. The compound defined in claim wherein X.sub.1 is mercapto, X.sub.2 is mercapto and X.sub.3 and X.sub.4 together form a valence bond.
- 3. The compound defined in claim 1 wherein X.sub.1 is hydrogen, X.sub.2 is mercapto and X.sub.3 and X.sub.4 together form a valence bond.
- 4. The compound defined in claim 1 wherein X.sub.1 is hydrogen, X.sub.2 is acetylthio, X.sub.3 is hydrogen, and X.sub.4 is acetylthio.
- 5. The compound defined in claim 1 wherein X.sub.1 is hydrogen, X.sub.2 is mercapto, X.sub.3 is hydrogen, and X.sub.4 is acetylthio.
- 6. A method of treating an animal for heavy-metal poisoning comprising administering an effective amount of a compound as defined in claim 1.
Priority Claims (1)
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 481,466 filed 20 June 1974 now U.S. Pat. No. 3,988,322.
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3897417 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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