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Carbocysteine

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Definition: A compound formed when iodoacetic acid reacts with sulfhydryl groups in proteins. It has been used as an anti-infective nasal spray with mucolytic and expectorant action.     
Pharmacological Action Anti-Infective Agents, Local; Expectorants 		Other names Carboxymethylcysteine; S Carboxymethylcysteine; L-Isomer Carbocysteine; Carbocysteine, L Isomer; Thiodril; S-Carboxymethylcysteine; S-(Carboxymethyl)-L-cysteine; Rhinathiol; Mukodin; Mucodyne; Carbocysteine, L-Isomer; 3-(Carboxymethylthio)alanine; Mucodine
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
carbocysteine sulfoxide  5439-87-2   Carbocysteine/*analogs & derivatives. Lancet 1990;335(8697):1107
S-(1-carboxyethyl)cysteine  104640-54-2   Carbocysteine/*analogs & derivatives. Ital J Biochem 1986;35(6):385
S-(1-carboxypropyl)cysteine  108203-31-2   Carbocysteine/*analogs & derivatives. Ital J Biochem 1986;35(6):385
carbocysteine-lysine  82951-55-1 L-Lysine, N2-(S-(carboxymethyl)-L-cysteinyl)  Carbocysteine/*analogs & derivatives. Clin Ther 1982;4(6):480
N-acetyl-S-(2-carboxymethyl)cysteine  26177-54-8 N-acetyl-S-(carboxymethyl)-L-cysteine  Carbocysteine/*analogs & derivatives. Arch Toxicol 42(3):159;1979
S-carboxymethylthiocysteine  15253-37-9 3-((carboxymethyl)dithio)-L-alanine  Carbocysteine/*analogs & derivatives. Physiol Chem Phys 10(6):1978
S-carboxymethyl-homocysteine  7374-02-9   Carbocysteine/*analogs & derivatives. Physiol Chem Phys 10(1):47;1978
S-(2-carboxyethyl)cysteine  4033-46-9   Carbocysteine/*analogs & derivatives. Physiol Chem Phys 10(1):47;1978
carboxymethyl selenocysteine  59745-40-3 DL-Alanine, 3-((carboxymethyl)seleno)  Carbocysteine/*analogs & derivatives. Ital J Biochem 27(2):104;1978; J Chromatography 120(1):221;1976; Mol Cell Biochem 12(2):89;1976

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