Anodyne

NAC
Acetylcysteine
Salts
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Sodium acetylcysteine
Sodium acetylcysteine
Molecular structure via molpic
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Molecular formulaC5H9NO3S[1]
Molecular mass163.20 g/mol[1]
Predicted LogP0.4[1]
Chiralityracemic[2]
Identifiers
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IUPAC name2-acetamido-3-sulfanylpropanoic acid[1]
SMILESCC(=O)NC(CS)C(=O)O[1]
InChIInChI=1S/C5H9NO3S/c1-3(7)6-4(2-10)5(8)9/h4,10H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)[1]
InChIKeyPWKSKIMOESPYIA-UHFFFAOYSA-N[1]
Dosing
Elimination half-life5.6 hours

Acetylcysteine

(Redirected from L-Acetylcysteine)

Acetylcysteine (also known as N-Acetyl-DL-cysteine, 230-609-9, 2-Acetamido-3-mercaptopropanoic acid, DL-Cysteine, N-acetyl-, 2-Acetylamino-3-mercapto-propionic acid, cysteine, N-acetyl-, Acetyl-L-cysteine, from Non-animal source, Ac-D-Cys-OH, Ac-DL-Cys-OH or Flumicil) is a substance of the amino acid class.

Chemistry

Acetylcysteine is typically found in the form of its sodium salt.

Stereochemistry

DL-Acetylcysteine is a racemic mixture of the logical stereoisomers:

Stereoisomers
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L-Acetylcysteine

L-Acetylcysteine

DL-Acetylcysteine

DL-Acetylcysteine

Subjective effects

See also