L-Cysteine hydrochloride, anhydrous is widely used as additive in food production. It is used as an antioxidant to promote fermentation and keep the flavor. It is also used in cosmetics and animal feed.
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General description
• L-cysteine hydrochloride is a non-essential proteinogenic amino acid commonly used in chemical reactions, for instance, the thiol side chain in cysteine often participates in enzymatic reactions as a nucleophile.
Application
• L-cysteine hydrochloride plays an important role as a histidine ammonia-lyase inhibitor with the ability to interfere with the action of histidine ammonia-lyase.
• In chemical reactions, L-cysteine hydrochloride is used as a raw material for the production of S-carboxymethyl-L-cysteine, L-cysteine base, and N-acetyl-L-cysteine.
• This compound also has antioxidant activity.
• It has been used in laboratory protocols to separate dorsal root ganglion neurons.
• This compound is applied to study the inhibitory effect of L-cysteine hydrochloride hydrate in preventing enzymatic browning in apples.