1,1-Ethylidenebis[L-tryptophan]
Agent Name
1,1-Ethylidenebis[L-tryptophan]
CAS Number
132685-02-0
Formula
C24-H26-N4-O4
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Synonyms
1,1'-Ebt; 1,1'-Ethylidenebis(tryptophan); L-Tryptophan, 1,1'-ethylidenebis-; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Other Organic Compounds
Comments
This chemical is the suspected cause of Eosinophilia-Myalgia syndrome, a toxic epidemic that occurred in 1989 among those who ingested contaminated L-tryptophan as a dietary supplement. Another scleroderma-like disorder caused by environmental poisoning occurred in Spain in 1981: toxic oil syndrome after ingestion of rapeseed oil contaminated with aromatic amines. [Rosenstock, p. 538]
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