l General Information |
Product Name | Cysteamine HCl |
General description | Cysteamine is an agent for the treatment of nephropathic cystinosis and an antioxidant. |
Synonym | 2-aminoethanethiol; hydrochloride |
Purity | ≥99.0%(HPLC) | CAS Number | 156-57-0 |
Formula | C2H8ClNS | Molecular Weight | 113.603 |
Suitability | BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, etc. |
l Physical and Chemical Information |
Appearance | White to off-white Solid |
Solubility(25°C) | DMSO | ≥15mg/ml |
Ethanol | ≥15mg/ml |
Water | ≥15mg/ml |
l Biological Information |
Biochem/Physiol
Actions | A mercaptoethylamine compound that is endogenously derived from the COENZYME A degradative pathway. The fact that cysteamine is readily transported into LYSOSOMES where it reacts with CYSTINE to form cysteine-cysteamine disulfide and CYSTEINE has led to its use in CYSTINE DEPLETING AGENTS for the treatment of CYSTINOSIS. |
Application | Cystine Depleting Agents |
l Storage |
Storage temp. | -20°C |
l Precautions and Disclaimer |
This product is for R&D use only, not for drug, household, or other uses. |
l References |
1. http://www.drugbank.ca 2. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov 3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |
