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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C6H14N2O2.C5H9NO4S
Molecular Weight 325.382
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 2 / 2
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of CARBOCYSTEINE LYSINE

SMILES

NCCCC[C@H](N)C(O)=O.N[C@@H](CSCC(O)=O)C(O)=O

InChI

InChIKey=SAGXGPWVLUSDSQ-RVZXSAGBSA-N
InChI=1S/C6H14N2O2.C5H9NO4S/c7-4-2-1-3-5(8)6(9)10;6-3(5(9)10)1-11-2-4(7)8/h5H,1-4,7-8H2,(H,9,10);3H,1-2,6H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t5-;3-/m00/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C6H14N2O2
Molecular Weight 146.1876
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Molecular Formula C5H9NO4S
Molecular Weight 179.194
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Description
Curator's Comment: Description was created based on several sources, including https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19239402 | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19281081

S-Carboxymethylcysteine (carbocysteine or SCMC; also available in the lysinate form, SCMC-Lys) is a mucoactive drug, has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Carbocysteine has been recently recognized as an effective and safe treatment for the long-term management of COPD, able to reduce the incidence of exacerbations and improve patient quality of life. Moreover, carbocysteine was effective in counteracting some symptoms associated with cancer cachexia. Preclinical and clinical studies have demonstrated that the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of carbocysteine are more important than mucolysis itself for its therapeutic efficacy. Therefore, carbocysteine may be able to reverse the oxidative stress associated with several chronic inflammatory diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases and neurodegenerative disorders.

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: Carbocysteine is CNS active in animals. No human data available,

Approval Year

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
S-carboxymethylcysteine in the treatment of glue ear: quantitative systematic review.
2001
Effect of fudosteine, a cysteine derivative, on blood flow of tracheal microvasculature increased by airway inflammation.
2001 Jul
Antioxidant activity of carbocysteine lysine salt monohydrate.
2001 Sep
[Mucolytic agents for acute respiratory tract infections in infants: a pharmacoepidemiologic problem?].
2002 Nov
Carbocysteine lysine salt monohydrate (SCMC-LYS) is a selective scavenger of reactive oxygen intermediates (ROIs).
2003 Jan-Mar
S-carboxymethylcysteine inhibits the attachment of Streptococcus pneumoniae to human pharyngeal epithelial cells.
2003 Jun
Phenylalanine 4-monooxygenase and the S-oxidation of S-carboxymethyl-L-cysteine.
2004
Phenylalanine hydroxylase: possible involvement in the S-oxidation of S-carboxymethyl-l-cysteine.
2004 Dec 1
Exhaled Interleukine-6 and 8-isoprostane in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: effect of carbocysteine lysine salt monohydrate (SCMC-Lys).
2004 Nov 28
Phenylalanine 4-monooxygenase and the S-oxidation of S-carboxymethyl-L-cysteine in HepG2 cells.
2005
Analysis of plasma amino acids by HPLC with photodiode array and fluorescence detection.
2005 Apr
Thiodiglycolic acid as a possible causative agent of fixed drug eruption provoked only after continuous administration of S-carboxymethyl-L-cysteine: case report and review of reported cases.
2005 Jul
Re(CO)(3) complexes synthesized via an improved preparation of aqueous fac-[Re(CO)(3)(H(2)O)(3)](+) as an aid in assessing (99m)Tc imaging agents. Structural characterization and solution behavior of complexes with thioether-bearing amino acids as tridentate ligands.
2005 Jul 25
Antioxidant therapies in COPD.
2006
The sulphoxidation of S-carboxymethyl-L-cysteine in COPD.
2006 Apr
Bacterial lysate in the prevention of acute exacerbation of COPD and in respiratory recurrent infections.
2007
Reduction and s-carboxymethylation of proteins: large-scale method.
2007 Feb 1
Phenylalanine 4-monooxygenase and the S-oxidation of S-carboxymethyl-L-cysteine by human cytosolic fractions.
2008
The role for S-carboxymethylcysteine (carbocisteine) in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
2008
S-CMC-Lys protective effects on human respiratory cells during oxidative stress.
2008
Usefulness of antibodies for evaluating the biological significance of AGEs.
2008 Apr
Immunological detection of N omega-(Carboxymethyl)arginine by a specific antibody.
2008 Apr
Variation in the attachment of Streptococcus pneumoniae to human pharyngeal epithelial cells after treatment with S-carboxymethylcysteine.
2008 Aug
Immunochemical detection of Nepsilon-(carboxyethyl)lysine using a specific antibody.
2008 Mar 20
s-Carboxymethylcysteine inhibits carbachol-induced constriction of epithelium-denuded rat and human airway preparations.
2008 May
Glutaraldehyde is an effective cross-linker for production of antibodies against advanced glycation end-products.
2008 May 20
Measurement of phenylalanine monooxygenase (PAH) activities.
2009
Sequestration of Alkyltin(IV) compounds in aqueous solution: formation, stability, and empirical relationships for the binding of dimethyltin(IV) cation by N- and O-donor ligands.
2009
Human phenylalanine monooxygenase and thioether metabolism.
2009 Jan
The activity of wild type and mutant phenylalanine hydroxylase with respect to the C-oxidation of phenylalanine and the S-oxidation of S-carboxymethyl-L-cysteine.
2009 Jan
Mouse recombinant phenylalanine monooxygenase and the S-oxygenation of thioether substrates.
2009 Mar-Apr
Phenylalanine 4-monooxygenase and the role of endobiotic metabolism enzymes in xenobiotic biotransformation.
2009 Oct
Modulation of the cellular expression of circulating advanced glycation end-product receptors in type 2 diabetic nephropathy.
2010
Association between lung function and exacerbation frequency in patients with COPD.
2010 Dec 9
The pharmacokinetics of orally administered S-carboxymethyl-L-cysteine in the dog, calf and sheep.
2010 Feb 19
Isoprostanes-biomarkers of lipid peroxidation: their utility in evaluating oxidative stress and analysis.
2010 Nov 17
The effect and mechanism of action of carbocysteine on airway bacterial load in rats chronically exposed to cigarette smoke.
2010 Oct
Comparative metabolism of cyclophosphamide and ifosfamide in the mouse using UPLC-ESI-QTOFMS-based metabolomics.
2010 Oct 1
Inactivation by Hg2+ and methylmercury of the glutamine/amino acid transporter (ASCT2) reconstituted in liposomes: Prediction of the involvement of a CXXC motif by homology modelling.
2010 Oct 15
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Dosage is based upon an initial daily dosage of 2250 mg carbocysteine (6 capsules) in divided doses, reducing to 1500 mg (4 capsules) daily in divided doses when a satisfactory response is obtained. For example, two capsules three times a day reducing to one capsule four times a day.
Route of Administration: Oral
Carbocysteine inhibited rhinovirus (RV)2 and RV14 infection in human tracheal epithelial cells in a concentration-dependent manner, the maximum effect being obtained at 10 and 30 μM
Substance Class Chemical
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Name Type Language
CARBOCYSTEINE LYSINE
Common Name English
LYSINE CARBOCYSTEINATE
Common Name English
LYSINE CARBOXYMETHYL CYSTEINATE [INCI]
Common Name English
CARBOCISTEINE LYSINE [MART.]
Common Name English
Carbocisteine lysine [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
CARBOCISTEINE LYSINE
MART.   WHO-DD  
Common Name English
LYSINE CARBOXYMETHYL CYSTEINATE
INCI  
INCI  
Official Name English
CARBOCYSTEINE-LYSINE
Common Name English
L-LYSINE, COMPD. WITH S-(CARBOXYMETHYL)-L-CYSTEINE (1:1)
Systematic Name English
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RXCUI
1427149
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FDA UNII
1D1Y95PXXA
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PUBCHEM
6452154
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID60964336
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CAS
49673-81-6
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100000090119
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DAILYMED
1D1Y95PXXA
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
256-425-9
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EVMPD
SUB127326
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ALTERNATIVE
DRUG CENTRAL
3892
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