Ethyl L-Cysteine Hydrochloride

Scheme

JP

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000868-59-7

Chemical Formula

C5-H11-N-O2-S·HCl

Molecular Weight

185

Therapeutic Category

Mucolytic agent

Chemical Names

(R)-2-Amino-3-sulfanylpropionsäureethylester hydrochlorid (IUPAC)

Ethyl (2R)-2-amino-3-sulfanylpropanoate monohydrochloride (JP)

Ethyl L-2-amino-3-mercaptopropionate hydrochloride

Foreign Names

• L-Cysteinethylester hydrochlorid (German)
• Etilcisteína, hidrocloruro de (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Ethyl L-Cysteine Hydrochloride (OS: JAN)
• Ethitanin (IS)
• Eticysteinum hydrochloridum (IS)
• Muscastine (IS)
• Teincy (IS)
• Ethyl L-Cysteine Hydrochloride (PH: JP)

Brand Names

• Cis Ace T
  Toho Droge, Japan



• Cystanin
  Tanabe Mitsubishi, Japan



• E-Cysten
  Tsuruhara Seiyaku, Japan

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Glossary

IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
JP	The Japanese Pharmacopoeia
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name

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