Chemistry:Cysteine methyl ester
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Short description: Chemical compound
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| Other names | Methyl L-cysteinate |
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| Formula | C4H9NO2S |
| Molar mass | 135.18 g·mol−1 |
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Cysteine methyl ester is the organic compound with the formula HSCH2CH(NH2)CO2CH3. A white solid, it is the methyl ester of the amino acid cysteine.
Uses
Under the brand name Mecysteine, cysteine methyl ester is a commercial drug with mucolytic activity.[1] It 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.[2]
Cysteine methyl ester is also used as a building block for synthesis of N,S-heterocycles.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Respiratory System: Mucolytics". Pharmacology (Fifth ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. 2018. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-7020-7345-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=NZ12DwAAQBAJ&dq=Mecysteine&pg=PA40.
- ↑ "Mecysteine". Drugs.com. https://www.drugs.com/international/mecysteine.html.
- ↑ "Facile discrimination of aldose enantiomers by reversed-phase HPLC". Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin 55 (6): 899–901. June 2007. doi:10.1248/cpb.55.899. PMID 17541189.
- ↑ "New methods and reagents in organic synthesis. 67. A general synthesis of derivatives of optically pure 2-(1-aminoalkyl)thiazole-4-carboxylic acids". The Journal of Organic Chemistry 52 (7): 1252–1255. 1987. doi:10.1021/jo00383a014.
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