Product Description: N-Acetyl-D-cysteine (Standard) is the analytical standard of N-Acetyl-D-cysteine. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. N-Acetyl-D-cysteine has antioxidant activities and scavenges ROS through the reaction with its thiol group, but cannot enter the glutathione metabolic pathway[1].
Formula: C5H9NO3S
References: [1]Maika Deffieu, et al. Glutathione Participates in the Regulation of Mitophagy in Yeast.J Biol Chem. 2009 May 29;284(22):14828-37./[2]B K Wong,et al. Selective Effects of N-acetylcysteine Stereoisomers on Hepatic Glutathione and Plasma Sulfate in Mice. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol/[3]Suparna Qanungo, et al. N-Acetyl-L-cysteine Enhances Apoptosis Through Inhibition of Nuclear factor-kappaB in Hypoxic Murine Embryonic Fibroblasts. J Biol Chem
CAS Number: 26117-28-2
Molecular Weight: 163.19
Research Area: Others
Target: Reactive Oxygen Species;Reference Standards