N-acetyl-l-cysteine, also known as N-acetylcysteine or Acetylcysteine (NAC), is a pharmaceutical drug and nutritional supplement used primarily as a mucolytic agent and in the management of paracetamol (acetaminophen) overdose. Other uses include sulfate repletion in conditions, such as autism, where cysteine and related sulfur amino acids may be depleted.
N-acetyl-l-cysteine is a derivative of cysteine where an acetyl group is attached to the nitrogen atom. This compound is sold as a dietary supplement commonly claiming antioxidant and liver protecting effects. It is used as a cough medicine because it breaks disulfide bonds in mucus and liquefies it, making it easier to cough up. It is also this action of breaking disulfide bonds that makes it useful in thinning the abnormally thick mucus in cystic and pulmonary fibrosis patients.
1. N-acetyl Cysteine has an effective detoxification.
2. N-acetyl Cysteine can effectively prevent and treat radiation injury.
3. N-acetyl Cysteine can remove the skin melanin itself, change the nature of the skin itself, the skin becomes natural whitening. It is a kind of ideal natural whitening cosmetics.
4. N-acetyl Cysteine can improve the symptoms of inflammation and skin allergies.
5. N-acetyl Cysteine on horny skin disease is also effective hypertrophy.
6. N-acetyl Cysteine has a function to prevent biological aging.
