Term Name: methyl L-cysteinate
Synonyms: cysteine methyl ester, mecisteina, mecysteine, mecysteinum, methyl (R)-cysteinate, methyl L-cysteinate, O-METHYLCYSTEINE
Definition: An L-cysteinyl ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxylic acid group of L-cysteine with methanol. It is used (as the hydrochloride salt) as a mucolytic for the treatment of respiratory disorders associated with productive cough.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:41531]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: L-cysteinyl ester primary amino compound thiol
has_functional_parent: L-cysteine methanol
has_role: mucolytic
inverse is_substituent_group_from: methyl L-cysteinato group