N-acetyl-L-cysteine

Details

Instance of

type of chemical entity

Subclass of

N-acetyl-DL-cysteine

Has parts

nitrogen, carbon, oxygen, sulfur, hydrogen

active ingredient in

Acetadote, Cetylev

canonical SMILES

CC(=O)NC(CS)C(=O)O

chemical formula

C₅H₉NO₃S

conjugate base

N-acetyl-L-cysteinate(1−)

described by source

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary

different from

acetyl (R)-cysteinate, N-acetyl-L-cysteinate(1−), N-acetyl-DL-cysteine

found in taxon

Homo sapiens, Actaea simplex, Cimicifuga simplex

has use

medication

isomeric SMILES

CC(=O)N[C@@H](CS)C(=O)O

LiverTox likelihood score

LiverTox toxicity likelihood category E

manufacturer

Pfizer

mass

163.03

medical condition treated

respiratory distress, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, acute bronchitis, lung disease, pulmonary emphysema, pneumonia, amyloidosis

melting point

110

pregnancy category

Australian pregnancy category B2, US pregnancy category B

stereoisomer of

N-acetyl-D-cysteine

subject has role

free radical scavengers, antiviral agent, mucokinetic, WHO essential medicine, bactericide, mucolytic

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