Product Description
N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine
Application Notes
N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine is a mucolytic agent for isolation of mycobacteria from sputum. It is also used as an anti-inflammatory drug to prevent liver damage by tylenol overdoses.
Usage Statement
Unless specified otherwise, MP Biomedical's products are for research or further manufacturing use only, not for direct human use. For more information, please contact our customer service department.
Key Applications
Antioxidant | Anti-inflammatory drug | Inhibitor of HIV replication
Specifications
| SKU | 0210009890 |
| Alternate Names | 1-α-Acetamido-β-mercaptopropionic acid; Acetein; Acetylcysteine; N-Acetylcysteine; N-Acetyl-N-Cysteine; N-Acetyl-3-Mercaptoalanine;Broncholysin; Mercapturic acid; (R)-Mercapturic Acid; LNAC; NAC |
| Application Notes | N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine is a mucolytic agent for isolation of mycobacteria from sputum. It is also used as an anti-inflammatory drug to prevent liver damage by tylenol overdoses. |
| Base Catalog Number | 10009890 |
| Beilstein Registry Number | 1724426 |
| Biochemical Physiological Actions | Antioxidant and mucolytic agent. Increases cellular pools of free radical scavengers. Reported to prevent apoptosis in neuronal cells but induce apoptosis in smooth muscle cells. Inhibits HIV replication. May serve as a substrate for microsomal glutathione transferase. |
| CAS # | 616-91-1 |
| EC Number | 210-498-3 |
| Melting Point | 109-110 |
| Molecular Formula | C5H9NO3S |
| Molecular Weight | 163.191 g/mol |
| Optical Rotation | +21.0° to +27.0° |
| Pack Size | 500 g |
| Personal Protective Equipment | Breathing apparatus(respirator filter), Gloves, Goggles |
| pH | 2 TO 2.75 (1 IN 100 ML) |
| pKa | 9.5 at 30 °C (Lit.) |
| Purity | >96% |
| RTECS Number | HA1660000 |
| Solubility | >24.5 [ug/mL] |
| Usage Statement | Unless specified otherwise, MP Biomedical's products are for research or further manufacturing use only, not for direct human use. For more information, please contact our customer service department. |
| Vapor Pressure | 1.1X10-5 mm Hg at 25 deg C /Estimated/ |
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