Chemical properties white crystalline powder with a garlic - like odor and sour taste. Hygroscopic, soluble in water or ethanol, insoluble in ether, chloroform. In aqueous solution of acidic (pH2 in 10 g/L H2O - 2.75), mp101-107 ℃.
This product is a n-acetylated derivative of cysteine, containing mercapto group in the molecule, which can break the disulfide bond of mucopeptide bond (-s-s -), thus making the mucopeptide chain into small molecular peptide chain and reducing the viscosity of mucoprote.therefore, this product is a dissolving agent for mucus, purulent mucus and respiratory mucus.
Used as a mucus dissolving agent. Suitable for respiratory obstruction caused by massive phlegm obstruction. In addition, it can also be used for detoxification of acetaminophen poisoning. Because this article has the special stink, take easy to cause nausea and vomiting. Have stimulative effect to respiratory tract, can cause bronchospasm, with isoproterenol commonly wait for bronchodilatory agent to be used jointly, cooperate at the same time phlegm is carried implement discharge phlegm. Avoid contact with metals (such as Fe, Cu), rubber, oxidants, etc. Should not be used with antibiotics such as penicillin, cephalosporin, tetracycline and so on, so as not to reduce its antibacterial effect. Bronchial asthma should be used with caution.
Used in biochemical research and medicine as a mucus dissolving agent and an antidote for acetaminophen poisoning.
Biochemical reagent, medicine, this product is used as expectorant, said to be easy to clean phlegm, easy to cough static. Decomposition of viscous sputum. The mechanism of action is that the mercapto group contained in the molecular structure of the product can break the disulfide bond in the mucin polypeptide chain in mucus, decompose mucin, reduce the viscosity of mucus, and make it easy to be liquefied and coughed up. Suitable for acute, chronic respiratory diseases of the sputum viscous cough is not easy, and a large number of mucus obstruction caused by suction due to difficult critical symptoms.
Biological reagents, bulk drugs, and the sulfhydryl group (-sh) in the molecule can break the disulfide chain (-s-s) that connects mucin peptides in mucus. Mucin into small molecules of the peptide chain, reduce the viscosity of phlegm; It can also make the purulent sputum in the DNA fiber fracture, so not only can dissolve the white sticky sputum but also can dissolve the purulent sputum.
Used in medicine as a dissolving agent for phlegm. Used in biochemical research and medicine as a mucus dissolving agent and an antidote for acetaminophen poisoning.