Vegan amino acid NAC (N-acetyl-L-cysteine) from fermentation (without genetic engineering)
Pure vegetable amino acid without additives
NAC is the stabilized form of the semi-essential amino acid L-cysteine
An older article from the Pharmazeutische Zeitung:
New insights into a proven active ingredient
And another from the Deutsche Apothekerzeitung:
N-acetylcysteine can do more than dissolve secretions
And here is a collection of scientific facts (including the safety/tolerability issue):
The micronutrient coach to NAC
And here is a collection of scientific articles on NAC for an in-depth study of the sources:
- V. Mokhtari, P. Afsharian, M. Shahhoseini, S. M. Kalantar, and A. Moini, “A Review on Various Uses of N-Acetyl Cysteine,” Cell Journal (Yakhteh), vol. 19, no. 1, p. 11, 2017, doi: 10.22074/CELLJ.2016.4872.
- . K. Schwalfenberg, “N-Acetylcysteine: A Review of Clinical Usefulness (an Old Drug with New Tricks),” Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, vol. 2021, 2021, doi: 10.1155/2021/9949453.
- C. R. Livingstone, M. A. Andrews, S. M. Jenkins, and C. Marriott, “Model systems for the evaluation of mucolytic drugs: acetylcysteine and S-carboxymethylcysteine,” The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology, vol. 42, no. 2, pp. 73–78, 1990, doi: 10.1111/J.2042-7158.1990.TB05357.X.
P. Ghezzi, “Role of glutathione in immunity and inflammation in the lung,” International Journal of General Medicine, vol. 4, pp. 105–113, Jan. 2011, doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S15618.
- “N-Acetylcystein: Neue Erkenntnisse zu einem bewährten Wirkstoff | PZ – Pharmazeutische Zeitung”, (accessed Mar. 02, 2022).
G. Wu, Y. Z. Fang, S. Yang, J. R. Lupton, and N. D. Turner, “Glutathione Metabolism and Its Implications for Health,” The Journal of Nutrition, vol. 134, no. 3, pp. 489–492, Mar. 2004, doi: 10.1093/JN/134.3.489.
- “N-Acetylcystein kann mehr als Sekret lösen”, (accessed Mar. 02, 2022).
- D. Morris et al., “Glutathione and infection,” Biochimica et biophysica acta, vol. 1830, no. 5, pp. 3329–3349, May 2013, doi: 10.1016/J.BBAGEN.2012.10.012.
- M. Diotallevi et al., “Glutathione Fine-Tunes the innate immune response toward antiviral pathways in a macrophage cell line independently of its antioxidant properties,” Frontiers in Immunology, vol. 8, no. SEP, p. 1239, Sep. 2017, doi: 10.3389/FIMMU.2017.01239/BIBTEX.
W. Droge and R. Breitkreutz, “Glutathione and immune function,” Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 595–600, 2000, doi: 10.1017/S0029665100000847.
- O. Dean, F. Giorlando, and M. Berk, “N-acetylcysteine in psychiatry: current therapeutic evidence and potential mechanisms of action,” Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience : JPN, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 78–86, 2011, doi: 10.1503/JPN.100057.