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Mercaptoethanol poisoning: report of a fatal case and analytical determinations
A Eriksson1, L Mohlin, L Nilsson
1Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Umeå, Sweden.
Journal of Analytical Toxicology
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
A suicide due to oral intake of 2-mercaptoethanol is reported. High concentrations of 2-mercaptoethanol and its metabolite 2-mercaptoacetate were found by gas chromatography in the urine and gastric content of the victim. These compounds were also identified by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Increased amounts of inorganic sulfate were furthermore found in the urine. Case history and autopsy findings are presented, and the metabolism of 2-mercaptoethanol is discussed.