Mercapturic acid

Introduction: Mercapturic acid

Description of Mercapturic acid

Mercapturic acid: A condensation product of l-cysteine with aromatic compounds, such as bromobenzene, and usually acetylated; formed biologically via glutathione in the liver and excreted in the urine; an S-substituted N-acetylated l-cysteine. Cf.: mercapturic acid pathway
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Mercapturic acid: A synthetic or naturally-occurring amino acid related to L-cysteine, a precursor of the antioxidant enzyme glutathione. Acetylcysteine regenerates liver stores of glutathione. This agent also reduces disulfide bonds in mucoproteins, resulting in liquification of mucus. Some evidence suggests that acetylcysteine may exert an anti-apoptotic effect due to its antioxidant activity. (NCI04)
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• N-acetyl-L-cysteine
• Acetylcysteine

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