N-acetyl-L-cysteine

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q375613
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N-acetyl-L-cysteine

Summary

N-acetyl-L-cysteine is a type of chemical entity[1]. N-acetyl-L-cysteine ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,672 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine's manufacturer is recorded as Pfizer[4].
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC(=O)NC(CS)C(=O)O[5].
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine's chemical formula is recorded as C₅H₉NO₃S[6].
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine is a type of N-acetyl-DL-cysteine[7].
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine is used for medication[8].
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine's Commons category is recorded as Acetylcysteine[9].
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine comprises nitrogen[10].
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine comprises carbon[11].
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine comprises oxygen[12].
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine comprises sulfur[13].
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine comprises hydrogen[14].
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[15].
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine's found in taxon is recorded as Actaea simplex[16].
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine's found in taxon is recorded as Cimicifuga simplex[17].
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C200[19].
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine's different from is recorded as acetyl (R)-cysteinate[20].
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine's different from is recorded as N-acetyl-L-cysteinate(1−)[21].
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine's different from is recorded as N-acetyl-DL-cysteine[22].
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine's isomeric SMILES is recorded as CC(=O)NC@@HC(=O)OC@@HC(=O)O">[23].
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+163.03'}[24].
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+110'}[25].
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine's medical condition treated is recorded as respiratory distress[26].
  • N-acetyl-L-cysteine's medical condition treated is recorded as cystic fibrosis[27].

Why It Matters

N-acetyl-L-cysteine ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,672 views/month).[2] N-acetyl-L-cysteine has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] N-acetyl-L-cysteine is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . pfizer.com. pfizer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Recon 2.2: from reconstruction to model of human metabolism. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Studies on the Constituents of Cimicifuga Species. XX. Absolute Stereostructures of Cimicifugoside and Actein from Cimicifu simplex WORMSK.. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Studies on the Constituents of Cimicifuga Species. XX. Absolute Stereostructures of Cimicifugoside and Actein from Cimicifu simplex WORMSK.. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . NCI Metathesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Jean-Claude Bradley Open Melting Point Dataset. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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