Bromhexine (hydrochloride)

• 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)

• Clinical Information:

  Launched

• CAS Number:

  611-75-6