MSI_000034724

L-djenkolic acid is a dithioacetal consisting of two molecules of L-cysteine joined via their sulfanyl groups to methylene. It has a role as a plant metabolite and a toxin. It is a dithioacetal, a L-cysteine derivative and a non-proteinogenic L-alpha-amino acid. Djenkolic acid is a plant toxin found in the beans of the South-East Asian legumes jengkol (Archidendron jiringa). It is nephrotoxic to humans. (L1236) A dithioacetal consisting of two molecules of L-cysteine joined via their sulfanyl groups to methylene. Djenkolic acid is a sulfur-containing non-protein amino acid naturally found in the djenkol beans of the Southeast Asian plant Archidendron jiringa. Djenkolic Acid often causes renal injury, including hypersensitivity to or a direct toxic effect of a djenkol bean metabolite, resulting in acute kidney injury and/or urinary tract obstruction by djenkolic acid crystals, sludge, and/or possible ureteral spasms[1].