It is used as an antirheumatic and as a chelating agent in Wilsons disease. It is used as a copper chelator to form mixed disulfides with cysteine or other sulfide media components. It is used to inactivate protein-1 DNA binding[2]and to inhibit the growth of asynchronous cultures of rabbit articular chondrocytes

For R&D use onlynot for drug household or other uses.

D-Penicillamine contains a -lactam chemical structure. Penicillamine sold under the trade names of Cuprimine Cuprenyl and Depen is a medication of the chelator class. It is D-penicillamine as L-penicillamine is toxic (it inhibits the action of pyridoxine also known as vitamin B6). It is an -amino acid metabolite of penicillin although it has no antibiotic properties.