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Aminothioamides as Protectors against the Effect of Gamma-rays in Allium cepa

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SEVERAL aminothioamides of the general type R1—NH—CS—CH(NH2)—R2 have been synthesized1. As is generally known with thioamides, these aminothioamides can exist in solution in two tautomeric forms:

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EL KHALIFA, M. Aminothioamides as Protectors against the Effect of Gamma-rays in Allium cepa. Nature 204, 708 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/204708a0

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