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Cysteine methyl ester
Clinical data
Other namesMethyl L-cysteinate
AHFS/Drugs.comInternational Drug Names
Identifiers
  • methyl (2R)-2-amino-3-sulfanylpropanoate
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
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ChEBI
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.017.842 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC4H9NO2S
Molar mass135.18 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • COC(=O)C(CS)N
  • InChI=1S/C4H9NO2S/c1-7-4(6)3(5)2-8/h3,8H,2,5H2,1H3/t3-/m0/s1 checkY
  • Key:MCYHPZGUONZRGO-VKHMYHEASA-N checkY

Methylcysteine also known as mecysteine is a molecule with mucolytic activity.

In some countries, the drug is used as mucolytic and fluidifying for chronic and acute respiratory disorders. The drug is sold under the commercial names Delta in Paraguay, and Pectite and Zeotin in Japan.[1]

References

  1. ^ mecysteine


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