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Cysteine Hydrochloride

FDA-approved product (injectable, injection), marketed as Cysteine Hydrochloride, Elcys, Nouress.

Registered studies
50+
Lab records
0
Pathogens at ≥40%
0 of 4

Chemical structure

Chemical structure of Cysteine Hydrochloride
A drawing shows what the molecule is, not what it does.

Existing / approved use

Documented · FDA, WHO, ChEMBL

Approved for

  • Liver disease

Indications ChEMBL records as approved, from FDA and DailyMed labels. Label ↗

Anti-infective classification
Neither a WHO ATC code nor an FDA pharmacologic class was found for it, so whether it is already an antimicrobial is not established. It needs review and is not counted as a repurposing candidate.

Repurposing investigation

No supported pathogen reaches ≥40% AI-predicted activity for Cysteine Hydrochloride, so it is not among the repurposing candidates. Its predictions are shown below.

AI-predicted activity

AI prediction · nothing measured
  • MRSA9.3% AI-predicted activityBelow the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates.
  • E. coli8.0% AI-predicted activityBelow the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates.
  • K. pneumoniae8.8% AI-predicted activityBelow the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates.
  • M. tuberculosis17.0% AI-predicted activityBelow the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates.

A model’s estimate of laboratory activity against each pathogen species. It is not clinical effectiveness.

Evidence

Clinical and experimental

Documented evidence

Clinical

50+registered studies name this medicine, for any condition. The registry search keeps the first 50, so there may be more. See them below.

Experimental

No evidence found

No laboratory measurement against the four pathogens in the ChEMBL records loaded here.

Docking

Computational · nothing measured

Dihydrofolate reductase ↗ (E. coli)

Not yet docked: queued in the docking rundetails

KPC-2 carbapenemase ↗ (K. pneumoniae)

Not yet docked: queued in the docking rundetails

Enoyl-ACP reductase (InhA) ↗ (M. tuberculosis)

Not yet docked: queued in the docking rundetails

Dihydrofolate reductase ↗ (MRSA)

Not yet docked: queued in the docking rundetails

AutoDock Vina, one experimentally solved protein per pathogen. This project’s screening target is -7.0 kcal/mol, its own mark rather than a universal cutoff. A docking score is a structural hypothesis, not proof of binding, and requires experimental validation.

Other medicines to investigate

AI prediction · nothing measured

Other repurposing candidates: approved medicines besides Cysteine Hydrochloride with AI-predicted activity ≥40% against the chosen pathogen, leaving out existing antimicrobials. They are computational candidates for further investigation, not alternatives and not recommendations.

Sorted by AI-predicted activity, high to low. The order is not a ranking of which medicine is better.

Registered studies

A registration describes a study; it does not establish a positive result.

  • Assessment of the Safety and Efficacy of DERMASTREAM™ - ENZYSTREAM™ System for the Treatment of Chronic Venous Ulcers

    NCT00485329 · start 2007-07

    Registered record
    Registry ID
    NCT00485329
    Conditions
    Lower Extremity Chronic Venous Ulcers
    Interventions
    Papain; Papain; Papain
    Study type
    INTERVENTIONAL
    Phase
    Phase 1 / Phase 2
    Registry status
    Completed
    Start
    2007-07
    Completion
    2009-03
    Enrolment
    48

    As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.

    ConditionLower Extremity Chronic Venous Ulcers
    InterventionPapain; Papain; Papain
    PhasePhase 1 / Phase 2
    Registry statusCompleted
  • N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) and Kidney Graft Function

    NCT00998972 · start 2006-09

    Registered record
    Registry ID
    NCT00998972
    Conditions
    Brain Death; Chronic Renal Insufficiency
    Interventions
    N-acetylcysteine
    Study type
    INTERVENTIONAL
    Phase
    Phase 3
    Registry status
    Completed
    Start
    2006-09
    Completion
    2011-06
    Enrolment
    236

    As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.

    ConditionBrain Death; Chronic Renal Insufficiency
    InterventionN-acetylcysteine
    PhasePhase 3
    Registry statusCompleted
  • N-acetylcysteine in Liver Transplantation

    NCT00736541 · start 2004-07

    Registered record
    Registry ID
    NCT00736541
    Conditions
    End Stage Liver Failure
    Interventions
    N-acetylcysteine
    Study type
    INTERVENTIONAL
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Registry status
    Completed
    Start
    2004-07
    Completion
    2008-01
    Enrolment
    100

    As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.

    ConditionEnd Stage Liver Failure
    InterventionN-acetylcysteine
    PhaseNot applicable
    Registry statusCompleted
  • N-Acetylcysteine for Preventing Renal Injury After Cardiac Surgery

    NCT00188630 · start 2003-07

    Registered record
    Registry ID
    NCT00188630
    Conditions
    Heart Disease; Acute Renal Failure
    Interventions
    N-acetylcysteine; 5% dextrose solution
    Study type
    INTERVENTIONAL
    Phase
    Phase 3
    Registry status
    Completed
    Start
    2003-07
    Completion
    2007-07
    Enrolment
    176

    As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.

    ConditionHeart Disease; Acute Renal Failure
    InterventionN-acetylcysteine; 5% dextrose solution
    PhasePhase 3
    Registry statusCompleted
  • Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma

    NCT00003346 · start 1997-11

    Registered record
    Registry ID
    NCT00003346
    Conditions
    Melanoma (Skin)
    Interventions
    acetaminophen; acetylcysteine; carmustine
    Study type
    INTERVENTIONAL
    Phase
    Phase 2
    Registry status
    Completed
    Start
    1997-11
    Completion
    2003-02
    Enrolment
    80

    As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.

    ConditionMelanoma (Skin)
    Interventionacetaminophen; acetylcysteine; carmustine
    PhasePhase 2
    Registry statusCompleted