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C5H9NO4S
179.2 g/mol
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Carbocysteine

CAS638-23-3EC211-327-5
Category
API
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

Carbocysteine is a mucolytic active pharmaceutical ingredient used in the manufacturing of pharmaceutical products. It is a compound with acidic and amine functional groups, characterized by moderate polarity and low molecular weight.

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Safety Reference

Corrosive
Corrosive
Danger
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(2R)-2-amino-3-(carboxymethylsulfanyl)propanoic acid

InChIKey

GBFLZEXEOZUWRN-VKHMYHEASA-N

SMILES

C([C@@H](C(=O)O)N)SCC(=O)O

Synonyms (79)
  • SCMC
  • Carbocisteina [INN-Spanish]
  • Carbocisteine, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Carbocisteinum [INN-Latin]
  • (R)-S-(Carboxymethyl)cysteine
  • 3-(Carboxymethylthio)alanine
  • Actithiol;
  • Bronchokod
  • CARBOCISTEINE [MART.]
  • Carbocisteina
  • Carbocisteine
  • Carbocisteine (Standard)
  • Carbocisteine CRS
  • Carbocisteinum
  • Carbocit
  • Carbocysteine dl-form
  • Carbocysteine, L
  • Carboxymethylcysteine
  • Chilvax
  • Cysteine, S-(carboxymethyl)-
  • DF 1794Y
  • H-Cys(carboxymethyl)-OH
  • L-(Carboxymethyl)cysteine
  • L-Carbocisteine
  • L-Carbocisteine (JP18)
  • L-Isomer Carbocysteine
  • L.J.206
  • Lisil
  • Lisomucil
  • Loviscol
  • Methista
  • Muciclar
  • Mucocis
  • Mucodine
  • Mucodyne
  • Mucodyne (TN)
  • Mucodyne fte
  • Mucofan
  • Mucojet sirup
  • Mucolase
  • Mucolex
  • Mucolex sirup
  • Mucopront
  • Mucosol
  • Mucotab
  • Mucotron
  • Mukinyl
  • PectDrill
  • Pectox
  • Pulmoclase
  • Reomucil
  • Rhinathiol
  • Rinatiol
  • S Carboxymethylcysteine
  • S-Carboxylmethyl-L-cysteine
  • S-Carboxymethyl-L-cysteine
  • Siroxyl
  • Superthiol sirup
  • Thiodril
  • Transbronchin
  • carbocistein
  • carbocysteine
  • l-carbocysteine