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NAC N-Acetylcysteine

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govender@*.com

May 07 2021, 4:09 pm

Brilliant insights simply explained.

imuzaffar@*.com

Jul 07 2020, 3:14 am

Dr Syed, thank you for a very informative lecture on NAC. I would like to have your comment on some of these warning shots re NAC as well. https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2019/10/04/n-acetyl-cysteine-a-warning-shot

WHO's list of essential medicines: safest and most effective drug needed in the health system.

Used for acetaminophen/paracetamol overdose and to loosen thick mucus.
Appears to be safe in pregnancy

How does NAC break disulfide bonds?
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Structural-formula-of-N-acetylcysteine-NAC-A-Disulfide-bonds-in-proteins-P-can-be_fig1_299401240

It increases the levels of glutathione in paracetamol overdose.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5241507/

Role of glutathione in immunity and inflammation in the lung
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3048347/

Disulfide bond reduction of vWF
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20946172

N-Acetylcysteine as an antioxidant and disulfide breaking agent: the reasons why
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10715762.2018.1468564

NAC functions
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/cysteine

In this talk, we are going to discuss the following topics:

The functions of N-Acetyl-Cysteine(NAC).
The role of NAC in the fight against SARS-COV-2 in COVID-19 patients.
Why NAC is better than L-Cysteine as a supplement to administer.
The functions of L-Cysteine.
The role of NAC in replenishing glutathione.
The functions of glutathione.

Presented by Dr. Mobeen Syed

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