Multiple choice

Wilson disease is a rare autosomal recessive inherited disorder of copper metabolism. Among the following ammonium salts which one is used in the treatment of Wilson's disease?

  1. Ammonium heptamolybdate

  2. Ammonium hexachloroplatinate

  3. Ammonium hexafluoroaluminate

  4. Ammonium tetrathiomolybdate
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Explanation

Ammonium tetrathiomolybdate [NH4]2MoS4 is bright red ammonium salt, an important reagent in the chemistry of molybdenum and has been used as a building block in bioinorganic chemistry. It was first used therapeutically in the treatment of copper toxicosis in animals. It is also used in the treatment of Wilson's disease.

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