Letosteine
Chemical compound
- R05CB09 (WHO)
- 2-[2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)sulfanylethyl]-1,3-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid
- 53943-88-7
Y
- 68707
- DB08939
N
- 61958
Y
- 6MVF9U95DW
- D07380
Y
- CHEBI:88271
N
- DTXSID70866372
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InChI
- InChI=1S/C10H17NO4S2/c1-2-15-9(12)6-16-4-3-8-11-7(5-17-8)10(13)14/h7-8,11H,2-6H2,1H3,(H,13,14)
Y
- Key:IKOCLISPVJZJEA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Y
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Letosteine is a mucolytic[1] patented (U.S. patent 6987120) by Piero del Soldato of Milan, Italy.[2] He filed his application in 2000.
References
- ^ Zhou Y, Sun S, Liu H, Cui L, Chang X, Sun Z (November 2014). "Efficacy and safety of letosteine in the treatment of sputum thickening and expectoration difficulty in patients with respiratory diseases: a multicenter, randomized, double-masked, double dummy, positive drug parallel controlled trial". Die Pharmazie. 69 (11): 842–9. PMID 25985582.
- ^ US 6987120, del Soldato P, "Pharmaceutical compounds", issued 17 January 2006, assigned to Nicox SA
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