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HRID 1789647Generated: October 31, 2026

L-(+)-Cysteine → N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantL-(+)-CysteineHCID 5862—
ReactantL-enantiomerHCID 11391247—
ProductN-Acetyl-L-CysteineHCID 12035—

Reaction Steps

Cysteine is an amino acid with one chiral carbon atom. It exists as an L-enantiomer, a D-enantiomer or a racemic mixture of the L- and D-enantiomers. The L-enantiomer is the naturally occurring configuration.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07071158B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2006_07
ORD IDord-e587ad890bb24abfac5365e413ada614
Source noteuspto-grants-2006_07