N-acetylcysteine is the acetylated form of the amino acid cysteine. N-acetylcysteine can be administered as an antidote to acetaminophen overdose poisoning. HO₂C NH H₂C S-H A. N-acetylcysteine What is the product that we would expect to form through reaction of NAPQI and N- acetylcysteine that would detoxify the reactive metabolite from an acetaminophen overdose? OH OH Acetaminophen CH3 CH₂ со но CH₂ B. OH HN- SH -CH₂ C. HN HS. CH₂ D. 요 HN- O SH -CH₂
N-acetylcysteine is the acetylated form of the amino acid cysteine. N-acetylcysteine can be administered as an antidote to acetaminophen overdose poisoning. HO₂C NH H₂C S-H A. N-acetylcysteine What is the product that we would expect to form through reaction of NAPQI and N- acetylcysteine that would detoxify the reactive metabolite from an acetaminophen overdose? OH OH Acetaminophen CH3 CH₂ со но CH₂ B. OH HN- SH -CH₂ C. HN HS. CH₂ D. 요 HN- O SH -CH₂
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![N-acetylcysteine is the acetylated form of the amino acid
cysteine. N-acetylcysteine can be administered as an antidote to acetaminophen
overdose poisoning.
HO₂C
H₂C. NH S-H
A.
`N'
OH
N-acetylcysteine
What is the product that we would expect to form through reaction of NAPQI and N-
acetylcysteine that would detoxify the reactive metabolite from an acetaminophen
overdose?
CH3
OH
Acetaminophen
CO HỌ
CH₂
B.
FO
OH
HN-
Fo
SH
CH₂
C.
HN
HS.
i
CH₂
D.
SH
HN CH₂
O](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fca0f63c5-9399-4a84-b7ec-fd5c52d6b740%2F3ec87514-1614-48c3-89b0-6e7af7d511f0%2Fxc8myg1_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:N-acetylcysteine is the acetylated form of the amino acid
cysteine. N-acetylcysteine can be administered as an antidote to acetaminophen
overdose poisoning.
HO₂C
H₂C. NH S-H
A.
`N'
OH
N-acetylcysteine
What is the product that we would expect to form through reaction of NAPQI and N-
acetylcysteine that would detoxify the reactive metabolite from an acetaminophen
overdose?
CH3
OH
Acetaminophen
CO HỌ
CH₂
B.
FO
OH
HN-
Fo
SH
CH₂
C.
HN
HS.
i
CH₂
D.
SH
HN CH₂
O
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