Bromhexine (hydrochloride)
Product Specifications
UNSPSC Description
Bromhexine hydrochloride is a potent and specific TMPRSS2 protease inhibitor with an IC50 of 0.75 μM. Bromhexine hydrochloride can prevent and manage SARS-CoV-2 infection. Bromhexine hydrochloride is an autophagy agonist. Bromhexine hydrochloride is a mucolytic cough suppressant and has the potential for a range of respiratory conditions[1][2][3][4].
Target Antigen
Autophagy; HIV; SARS-CoV
Type
Reference compound
Related Pathways
Anti-infection;Autophagy
Applications
Metabolism-sugar/lipid metabolism
Field of Research
Metabolic Disease
Assay Protocol
https://www.medchemexpress.com/Bromhexine-hydrochloride.html
Purity
99.84
Solubility
DMSO : 20 mg/mL (ultrasonic)|H2O : 3.33 mg/mL (ultrasonic)
Smiles
CN(C1CCCCC1)CC2=CC(Br)=CC(Br)=C2N.Cl
Molecular Weight
412.59
References & Citations
[1]Jared M Lucas, et al. The androgen-regulated protease TMPRSS2 activates a proteolytic cascade involving components of the tumor microenvironment and promotes prostate cancer metastasis. Cancer Discov. 2014 Nov;4(11):1310-25.|[2]Li Wen Shen, et al. TMPRSS2: A potential target for treatment of influenza virus and coronavirus infections. Biochimie. 2017 Nov;142:1-10.|[3]Roberto Maggio, et al. Repurposing the mucolytic cough suppressant and TMPRSS2 protease inhibitor bromhexine for the prevention and management of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Pharmacol Res. 2020 Jul;157:104837.|[4]Santosh Chauhan, et al. Pharmaceutical screen identifies novel target processes for activation of autophagy with a broad translational potential. Nat Commun. 2015 Oct 27;6:8620.
Shipping Conditions
Room Temperature
Storage Conditions
4°C (Powder, sealed storage, away from moisture)
Product Datasheet
http://file.medchemexpress.com/batch_PDF/HY-B0372A/Bromhexine-hydrochloride-DataSheet-MedChemExpress.pdf
Product MSDS
http://file.medchemexpress.com/batch_PDF/HY-B0372A/Bromhexine-hydrochloride-SDS-MedChemExpress.pdf
Clinical Information
Launched
CAS Number
611-75-6
Available Sizes
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