Allyl mercaptan (AM) is a small molecule

allyl In organic chemistry, an allyl group is a substituent with the structural formula , where R is the rest of the molecule. It consists of a methylene bridge () attached to a vinyl group (). The name is derived from the scientific name for garlic, . ...

derivative and an organosulfur compound derived from garlic and a few other genus ''

Allium ''Allium'' is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants that includes hundreds of species, including the cultivated onion, garlic, scallion, shallot, leek, and chives. The generic name ''Allium'' is the Latin word for garlic,Gledhill, David ...

'' plants. Its formula is C₃H₆S. It has been shown to be the most effective HDAC inhibitor of known garlic-derived organosulfur compounds and their metabolites.

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