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Cysteamine hydrochloride

suitable for cell culture

Synonym(s):

Cysteamine hydrochloride, β-Mercapto­ethylamine hydrochloride, 2-Amino­ethane­thiol hydrochloride, 2-Mercapto­ethyl­amine hydrochloride, Decarboxy­cysteine hydrochloride, β-Mercapto­ethylamine hydrochloride, 2-Amino­ethane­thiol hydrochloride, 2-Mercapto­ethyl­amine hydrochloride, Decarboxy­cysteine hydrochloride, Thio­ethanol­amine hydrochloride

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Linear Formula:
HSCH2CH2NH2 · HCl
CAS Number:
156-57-0
Molecular Weight:
113.61
UNSPSC Code:
12352202
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3590083
MDL number:
MFCD00012904
NACRES:
NA.79

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Product Name

Cysteamine hydrochloride, suitable for cell culture

InChI

1S/C2H7NS.ClH/c3-1-2-4;/h4H,1-3H2;1H

SMILES string

Cl[H].NCCS

InChI key

OGMADIBCHLQMIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

form

(Powder to crystal)

Quality Level

200

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

mp

67-71 °C

solubility

soluble (50mg/ml)

storage temp.

2-8°C

Application

Cysteamine derived from cysteine degradation is the simplest stable aminothiol. Cysteamine is used in the biosynthesis of coenzyme A (CoA). Cysteamine may be useful in studies on oxidative stress and glycation (transglycating agent). Cysteamine is a substrate useful to study the specificity and kinetics of cysteamine (2-aminoethanethiol) dioxygenase(s) (ADO).

Features and Benefits

Cysteamine Hydrochloride or cysteamine is a mercaptoethylamine hydrochloride salt reductant that forms in mammals from pantetheine formation by degrading Coenzyme A. It has been used as a cystine depleting agent as well as a somatostatin inhibitor.

General description

Cysteamine is a chemical compound that can be biosynthesized in mammals, including humans, by the degradation of coenzyme A. The intermediate pantetheine is broken down into cysteamine and pantothenic acid. It is the biosynthetic precursor to the neurotransmitter hypotaurine. It is a stable aminothiol, containing both an amine and a thiol functional groups. Cysteamine is a white, water-soluble solid. It is often used as salts of the ammonium derivative including the hydrochloride, phosphocysteamine, and the bitartrate.

pictograms

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GHS07

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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