Allyl mercaptan (AM) is a

small molecule Within the fields of molecular biology and pharmacology, a small molecule or micromolecule is a low molecular weight (≤ 1000 daltons) organic compound that may regulate a biological process, with a size on the order of 1 nm. Many drugs ...

allyl 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, D ...

'' 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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Thiols Histone deacetylase inhibitors Allyl compounds Foul-smelling chemicals {{organic-compound-stub