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A8199

N-Acetyl-L-cysteine

≥99% (TLC), suitable for cell culture, BioXtra

Synonym(s):

LNAC, NAC

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Linear Formula:
HSCH2CH(NHCOCH3)CO2H
CAS Number:
616-91-1
Molecular Weight:
163.19
NACRES:
NA.26
PubChem Substance ID:
24891213
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
EC Number:
210-498-3
MDL number:
MFCD00004880
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1724426
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Product Name

N-Acetyl-L-cysteine, BioXtra, ≥99% (TLC)

product line

BioXtra

Quality Level

300

assay

≥99% (TLC)

form

powder

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

impurities

≤0.002% Phosphorus (P), ≤0.1% Insoluble matter

ign. residue

≤0.5%

color

white to off-white

mp

106-108 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 0.1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless

cation traces

Al: ≤0.0005%, Ca: ≤0.0005%, Cu: ≤0.0005%, Fe: ≤0.0005%, K: ≤0.005%, Mg: ≤0.0005%, NH4+: ≤0.05%, Na: ≤0.1%, Pb: ≤0.001%, Zn: ≤0.0005%

application(s)

cell analysis

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC(=O)N[C@@H](CS)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C5H9NO3S/c1-3(7)6-4(2-10)5(8)9/h4,10H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)/t4-/m0/s1

InChI key

PWKSKIMOESPYIA-BYPYZUCNSA-N

Application

N-Acetyl-L-cysteine has been used to study its protective effect against styrene-induced cochlear injuries in rats. It has also been used as a supplement in basal chemically-defined medium (BDM) for the culture of oligodendrocyte precursor cells.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Antioxidant and mucolytic agent. Increases cellular pools of free radical scavengers. Reported to prevent apoptosis in neuronal cells but induce apoptosis in smooth muscle cells. Inhibits HIV replication. May serve as a substrate for microsomal glutathione transferase.

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pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

signalword

Warning

hcodes

H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
WXBD7032V
WXBD6570V
WXBD5479V
WXBD4360V
WXBD4315V

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Dietary Antioxidants

Antioxidants protect biological systems from oxidative damage produced by oxygen-containing free radicals and from redoxactive transition metal ions such as iron, copper, and cadmium.

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Protective effect of N-acety-L-cysteine (L-NAC) against styrene-induced cochlear injuries
Wei Ping Yang
Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 129(10), 1036-1043 (2009)
Histamine Receptor 3 negatively regulates oligodendrocyte differentiation and remyelination
Chen Y
PLoS ONE, 12(12), e0189380-e0189380 (2017)
Noriyuki Yamamoto et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 282(7), 4364-4372 (2006-12-13)
The cause of selective dopaminergic neuronal degeneration in Parkinson disease has still not been resolved, but it has been hypothesized that oxidative stress and the ubiquitin-proteasome system are important in the pathogenesis. In this report, we investigated the effect of
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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
A8199-100G04061833391280
A8199-10G04061833391297
A8199-1KG04065268456507