Objective: To investigate the efficacy and tolerability of high-dose N-acetylcysteine (NAC ... NAC on inflammatory markers may be due to both mucolytic and antioxidant properties.

N-Acetylcysteine (NAC ... is a reducing agent and acts directly as a free radical scavenger. It is also a mucolytic. In summary, NAC may have a potential use in combination with nitroglycerin ...

Mucoproteins contain disulfide bonds that can be cleaved by the free sulfhydryl group, for instance of the mucolytic agent acetylcysteine. In saliva, glycoproteins are depolymerized by cleavage of ...