M9768

Cysteamine

~95%

• Synonym(s): β-Mercaptoethylamine, 2-Aminoethanethiol, 2-Mercaptoethylamine, Decarboxycysteine, MEA, Thioethanolamine
• Linear Formula: NH₂CH₂CH₂SH
• CAS Number: 60-23-1
• Molecular Weight: 77.15
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 635649
• EC Number: 200-463-0
• MDL number: MFCD00008196
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• PubChem Substance ID: 57654428
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• assay: ~95%
• Quality Level: 200
• form: solid
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: NCCS
• InChI: 1S/C2H7NS/c3-1-2-4/h4H,1-3H2
• InChI key: UFULAYFCSOUIOV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

Cysteamine is an amino thiol drug mainly used in the treatment of cystinosis. It is an antioxidant with chemo-sensitizing and radioprotective properties.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H302,H315,H319,H335
• pcodes: P261 - P264 - P271 - P301 + P312 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
• target_organs: Respiratory system
• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves