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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C5H10N2O2S
Molecular Weight 162.21
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of ACETYLCYSTEINAMIDE

SMILES

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

InChI

InChIKey=UJCHIZDEQZMODR-BYPYZUCNSA-N
InChI=1S/C5H10N2O2S/c1-3(8)7-4(2-10)5(6)9/h4,10H,2H2,1H3,(H2,6,9)(H,7,8)/t4-/m0/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C5H10N2O2S
Molecular Weight 162.21
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Acetylcysteine amide (NACA) is a novel thiol-containing antioxidant. NACA is a modified form of its parent compound N-acetylcysteine (NAC) that is a precursor of the most abundant endogenous antioxidant, glutathione (GSH). NACA demonstrated the multiple therapeutic abilities, including antioxidant, anti-apoptotic, and anti-inflammatory properties with greater efficacy compared to its parent compound. NACA treatment significantly maintained acute mitochondrial bioenergetics and normalized GSH levels following spinal cord injury. It is a new neuroprotective drug, that might be effective at slowing down nigral neuronal degeneration and illness progression in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Approval Year

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
A low molecular weight copper chelator crosses the blood-brain barrier and attenuates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
2004 Jun
Analysis of gene expression in MOG-induced experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis after treatment with a novel brain-penetrating antioxidant.
2005
N-acetylcysteine amide, a novel cell-permeating thiol, restores cellular glutathione and protects human red blood cells from oxidative stress.
2005 Jan 1
Is brain dehydroepiandrosterone synthesis modulated by free radicals in mice?
2005 Mar 29
A novel brain-targeted antioxidant (AD4) attenuates haloperidol-induced abnormal movement in rats: implications for tardive dyskinesia.
2005 Nov-Dec
Effects of N-acetylcysteine amide (NACA), a novel thiol antioxidant against glutamate-induced cytotoxicity in neuronal cell line PC12.
2005 Sep 21
Role of N-acetylcysteine in the management of COPD.
2006
Low molecular weight thiol amides attenuate MAPK activity and protect primary neurons from Abeta(1-42) toxicity.
2006 Jan 19
Separation and quantification of N-acetyl-l-cysteine and N-acetyl-cysteine-amide by HPLC with fluorescence detection.
2006 May
Potentiation of lead-induced cell death in PC12 cells by glutamate: protection by N-acetylcysteine amide (NACA), a novel thiol antioxidant.
2006 Oct 15
A novel antioxidant N-acetylcysteine amide prevents gp120- and Tat-induced oxidative stress in brain endothelial cells.
2006 Sep
A novel thiol compound, N-acetylcysteine amide, attenuates allergic airway disease by regulating activation of NF-kappaB and hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha.
2007 Dec 31
[N-acetylcysteine improves lysosomal function and enhances the degradation of photoreceptor outer segments in cultured RPE cells].
2007 Jul
Advanced glycation end products attenuate cellular insulin sensitivity by increasing the generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species in adipocytes.
2007 May
Antioxidant and free radical scavenging properties of N-acetylcysteine amide (NACA) and comparison with N-acetylcysteine (NAC).
2008 Apr
Endoplasmic reticulum stress and unfolded protein response in Atm-deficient thymocytes and thymic lymphoma cells are attributable to oxidative stress.
2008 Feb
N-acetylcysteine amide (AD4) attenuates oxidative stress in beta-thalassemia blood cells.
2008 Feb
Effects of N-acetylcysteine amide (NACA), a thiol antioxidant on radiation-induced cytotoxicity in Chinese hamster ovary cells.
2008 May 23
Anti-inflammatory and arthritic effects of thiacremonone, a novel sulfur compound isolated from garlic via inhibition of NF-kappaB.
2009
N-acetylcysteine amide decreases oxidative stress but not cell death induced by doxorubicin in H9c2 cardiomyocytes.
2009 Apr 15
N-Acetylcysteine amide protects against methamphetamine-induced oxidative stress and neurotoxicity in immortalized human brain endothelial cells.
2009 Jun 12
N-acetylcysteineamide (NACA) prevents inflammation and oxidative stress in animals exposed to diesel engine exhaust.
2009 Jun 22
Attenuation of pulmonary inflammation after exposure to blast overpressure by N-acetylcysteine amide.
2009 Sep
N-acetylcysteine amide protects renal proximal tubular epithelial cells against iohexol-induced apoptosis by blocking p38 MAPK and iNOS signaling.
2010
HIV proteins (gp120 and Tat) and methamphetamine in oxidative stress-induced damage in the brain: potential role of the thiol antioxidant N-acetylcysteine amide.
2010 May 15
Effects of N-acetyl-cysteine and N-acetyl-cysteine-amide supplementation on in vitro matured porcine oocytes.
2010 Oct
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75, 150, 300 or 600 mg/kg body weight at 15min and 6h post-injury
Route of Administration: Intraperitoneal
Survival of neuroblastoma cells exposed to levodopa (0.06 mM), dopamine (0.06 mM), 6-OHDA (0.06 mM) or MPP+ (1.5 mM) was reduced by 50% (P < 0.01). However, cotreatment with AD4 (0.05–2 mM) raised the survival rates by 20–50% (P < 0.05) in a dose-dependent manner.
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Name Type Language
ACETYLCYSTEINE AMIDE
Preferred Name English
ACETYLCYSTEINAMIDE
Systematic Name English
PROPANAMIDE, 2-(ACETYLAMINO)-3-MERCAPTO-, (R)-
Systematic Name English
N-ACETYL CYSTEINE AMIDE
Common Name English
N-ACETYL-L-CYSTEINAMIDE
Systematic Name English
PROPANAMIDE, 2-(ACETYLAMINO)-3-MERCAPTO-, (2R)-
Systematic Name English
N-ACETYLCYSTEINAMIDE
Systematic Name English
N-ACETYL-CYSTEINE-AMIDE
Common Name English
NACA
Common Name English
NAC AMIDE
Common Name English
N-ACETYLCYSTEINE AMIDE
Common Name English
N-ACETYL-L-CYSTEINE AMIDE
Common Name English
AD4
Code English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C275
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FDA ORPHAN DRUG 417513
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FDA ORPHAN DRUG 771920
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FDA ORPHAN DRUG 768820
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Code System Code Type Description
MESH
C487056
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID30436398
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PUBCHEM
10176265
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NCI_THESAURUS
C87651
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EVMPD
SUB181947
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DRUG BANK
DB14480
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SMS_ID
100000168521
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WIKIPEDIA
ACETYLCYSTEINAMIDE
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RXCUI
1591923
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FDA UNII
4N69717RKW
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CAS
38520-57-9
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