Carbocysteine
(2R)-2-amino-3-(carboxymethylsulfanyl)propanoic acid
Molecular Identity
Carbocysteine
(2R)-2-amino-3-(carboxymethylsulfanyl)propanoic acid
PubChem CID: 193653
S-carboxymethyl-L-cysteine is an L-cysteine thioether that is L-cysteine in which the hydrogen of the thiol group has been replaced by a carboxymethyl group. It has a role as a mucolytic. It is a L-cysteine thioether and a non-proteinogenic L-alpha-amino acid. It is a conjugate acid of a S-carboxylatomethyl-L-cysteine(1-).
2D Structure
Properties
C5H9NO4S
Molecular Formula
179.20
Molecular Weight
g/mol
179.0252
Exact Mass
Da
-3.1
XLogP
Drug-like (Lipinski: < 5)
126
TPSA
Good oral absorption (< 140 A²)
3
H-Bond Donors
6
H-Bond Acceptors
161
Complexity
SMILES
Canonical SMILES
SMILES: C(C(C(=O)O)N)SCC(=O)OIsomeric SMILES
SMILES: C([C@@H](C(=O)O)N)SCC(=O)OSynonyms(20)
Carbocisteinecarbocysteine638-23-3S-Carboxymethyl-L-cysteineS-(CARBOXYMETHYL)-L-CYSTEINEcarbocisteinMucodyneRhinathiolTransbronchinLisomucilMuciclarMucolaseReomucilMucocisSiroxyl
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