
Cysteamine
Cysteamine is an amine that consists of an ethane skeleton substituted with a thiol group at C-1 and an amino group at C-2. It has a role as a geroprotector, a radiation protective agent, a mouse metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a thiol and an amine. It is functionally related to an ethylamine. It is a conjugate base of a cysteaminium. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 2-aminoethanethiol
- Molecular formula
- C2H7NS
- Molecular weight
- 77.15 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 77.02992040 Da
- XLogP3
- -0.4
- Topological polar surface area
- 27.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.