NACET

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Not approved for people anywhereNot measured in peopleResearch onlySmall molecule

A modified version of N-acetylcysteine designed to get inside cells more easily.

The ethyl ester of N-acetylcysteine. Esterifying the carboxyl removes its charge, so it crosses membranes without a transporter and is converted back to N-acetylcysteine inside the cell. Built to fix the low bioavailability its developers blamed for N-acetylcysteine’s failed trials.

Biochem Pharmacol, 2012

Risks. No person has been given it in any study, and it is sold with a clinical claim that no clinical study supports.

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