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Acetylcysteine

Known as: Acetylcysteine [Chemical/Ingredient], Acid, Mercapturic, L-Cysteine, N-acetyl- 
A synthetic N-acetyl derivative of the endogenous amino acid L-cysteine, a precursor of the antioxidant enzyme glutathione. Acetylcysteine… 
National Institutes of Health

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1,4-dihydroxynonene mercapturic acid1-methylpyrenylmercapturic acid2-(acetylcysteine)-N-isopropylacetanilide3-hydroxy-1-methylpropylmercapturic acid
Acute Kidney Tubular NecrosisAntidoteBronchitisDrug toxicity

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Amino Acids, SulfurCysteineFree Radical Scavengers

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Acetylcysteine for Prevention of Renal Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Coronary and Peripheral Vascular Angiography: Main Results From the Randomized Acetylcysteine for Contrast-Induced Nephropathy…
Background— It remains uncertain whether acetylcysteine prevents contrast-induced acute kidney injury. Methods and Results— We… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
N-Acetylcysteine Reverses Cocaine Induced Metaplasticity
Cocaine addiction is characterized by an impaired ability to develop adaptive behaviors that can compete with cocaine seeking… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
The occurrence of selected pharmaceuticals in wastewater effluent and surface waters of the lower Tyne catchment.
Review
2004
Review
2004
Organoselenium and organotellurium compounds: toxicology and pharmacology.
In the last three decades, the interest in the field of synthesis and reactivity of organoselenium and organotellurium compounds… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Validation and development of fluorescence two‐dimensional differential gel electrophoresis proteomics technology
Fluorescence two‐dimensional differential gel electrophoresis (2‐D DIGE  * Difference Gel Electrophoresis (DIGE) technology is… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Inflammatory mediators of asthma: an update.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Influence of Peptide Composition, Gas-Phase Basicity, and Chemical Modification on Fragmentation Efficiency: Evidence for the Mobile Proton Model
Relative energetics of fragmentation of protonated peptides are investigated by using electrospray ionization/surface-induced… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
High level transient expression of a chloramphenicol acetyl transferase gene by DEAE-dextran mediated DNA transfection coupled with a dimethyl sulfoxide or glycerol shock treatment.
Using a plasmid containing the bacterial chloramphenicol acetyl transferase gene, we have assayed for transient expression of DNA… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Tunicamycin inhibition of polyisoprenyl N-acetylglucosaminyl pyrophosphate formation in calf-liver microsomes.
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Minimal structural requirements for adjuvant activity of bacterial peptidoglycan derivatives.
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