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SML0337

Sigma-Aldrich

S-Allyl-L-cysteine

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

L-Deoxyalliin, S-allyl-cysteine, S-allylcysteine, SAC

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H11NO2S
CAS Number:
21593-77-1
Molecular Weight:
161.22
MDL number:
MFCD00151975
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
eCl@ss:
32160406
PubChem Substance ID:
329825342
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

optical activity

[α]/D -8 to -15°, c = 1 in H2O

color

white to beige

solubility

H2O: >10 mg/mL

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

N[C@@H](CSCC=C)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C6H11NO2S/c1-2-3-10-4-5(7)6(8)9/h2,5H,1,3-4,7H2,(H,8,9)/t5-/m0/s1

InChI key

ZFAHNWWNDFHPOH-YFKPBYRVSA-N

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General description

S-Allyl-L-cysteine has anti-inflammatory properties. It inhibits prooxidant enzymes and chelates metals. S-Allyl-L-cysteine exhibits hypoglycemic and cholesterol-lowering effects. It prevents apoptosis, lowers the activity of inducible nitric oxide synthase and blocks nuclear factor kappa B activity.

Biochem/physiol Actions

S-allyl-L-cysteine is a sulfur containing amino acid found in garlic with antioxidant, anti-cancer, antihepatotoxic, neuroprotective and neurotrophic activity. S-allyl-L-cysteine has potent activity in several animal models of ischemic injury and Alzhemer′s disease.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Ganapathy Saravanan et al.
Experimental and toxicologic pathology : official journal of the Gesellschaft fur Toxikologische Pathologie, 64(6), 639-644 (2011-01-11)
Hyperlipidemia is an associated complication of diabetes mellitus. The association of hyperglycemia with an alteration of lipid parameters presents a major risk for cardiovascular complications in diabetes. The present study was designed to examine the antihyperlipidemic effect of S-allylcysteine (SAC)
Medicinal Spices and Vegetables from Africa: Therapeutic Potential against Metabolic, Inflammatory, Infectious and Systemic Diseases (2017)
Samir Mandal et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1820(1), 9-23 (2011-10-29)
Chronic lead (Pb(2+)) exposure leads to the reduced lifespan of erythrocytes. Oxidative stress and K(+) loss accelerate Fas translocation into lipid raft microdomains inducing Fas mediated death signaling in these erythrocytes. Pathophysiological-based therapeutic strategies to combat against erythrocyte death were
Marcelle B M Spera et al.
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 78(1), 313-318 (2010-11-06)
Nuclear magnetic resonance studies, molecular modeling and antibacterial assays of the palladium(II) complex with S-allyl-L-cysteine (deoxyalliin) are presented. Studies based on solid and solution 13C and 15N nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy confirmed that the palladium(II) complex preserved the same
Ana L Colín-González et al.
Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2012, 907162-907162 (2012-06-12)
Aged garlic extract (AGE) is an odorless garlic preparation containing S-allylcysteine (SAC) as its most abundant compound. A large number of studies have demonstrated the antioxidant activity of AGE and SAC in both in vivo--in diverse experimental animal models associated
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