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2-Mercaptoethanol
2-Mercaptoethanol (β-mercaptoethanol, BME, or thioglycol; HSCH2CH2OH) is a clear, foul-smelling organosulfur liquid used chiefly to reduce disulfide bonds in proteins, notably in SDS-PAGE buffers, and to support lymphocyte growth in cell culture.
Ethanethiol
Ethanethiol, commonly called ethyl mercaptan, is the sulfur analog of ethanol, a flammable liquid boiling near 35 °C with a skunk-like odor detectable at about 1 ppbv.
Methanethiol
Methanethiol (CH3SH), also called methyl mercaptan, is the simplest thiol, a colorless, highly flammable gas smelling of rotten cabbage, detectable at about one part per billion.