This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Acros Organics product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Acros Organics product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
General Description
• 2-Mercapto-1-methylimidazole, also known as methimazole, is an antithyroid medication
• Methimazole works by inhibiting the enzyme thyroid peroxidase (TPO), which is responsible for synthesizing the thyroid hormones triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) from the precursor thyroglobulin
Applications
• Methimazole has been used in laboratory settings to model olfactory epithelial degeneration
• May be used to study disruptions in iodide metabolism
• Methimazole has been used in Pharmacokinetics studies in the laboratory