N-acetyl-L-cysteine
362,296 routes · scope human · up to 3 steps · built 5 October 2026 · Reactions · API
401 compounds within 3 steps: 1 in 1, 37 in 2, 363 in 3
Three steps
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of alanine and cysteine (cytosol to extracellular)
- L-Alanine:tRNA(Ala) ligase (AMP-forming)
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC7A5, AARS1mitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosol
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of chloride and cysteine (cytosol to extracellular)
- transport of betaine and chloride (cytosol to extracellular)
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC6A14, SLC6A12mitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosolOne of 3 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of cysteine and histidine (cytosol to extracellular)
- L-histidine ammonia-lyase (urocanate-forming)
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC7A6, HALmitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosol
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of cysteine and tryptophan (cytosol to extracellular)
- (6R)-L-erythro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin + L-tryptophan + O2 = 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan + (4aS,6R)-4a-hydroxy-L-erythro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC7A5, TPH1, TPH2mitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosol
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of cysteine and leucine (cytosol to extracellular)
- L-Leucine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC7A9, SLC3A1, BCAT2mitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosolOne of 4 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- N1,N8-diacetylspermidine to N1-acetylspermidine conversion
Catalysed by NAGSmitochondrial matrix, cytosolOne of 2 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of cysteine and phenylalanine (cytosol to extracellular)
- Phenylalanine Transaminase, Mitochondrial
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC7A5, GOT2, TATmitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosolOne of 5 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- L-Cysteine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase
- 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase (hydrogen-cyanide)
Catalysed by NAGS, GOT2, GOT1, MPST and 1 moremitochondrial matrix, cytosol
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- L-cysteine hydrogen-sulfide-lyase (deaminating
- pyruvate kinase (dTDP)
Catalysed by NAGS, CTH, PKM, PKLRmitochondrial matrix, cytosol
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of alanine and cysteine (cytosol to extracellular)
- Transport of Hydroxy-Proline
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC7A5, SLC1A4mitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosolOne of 5 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- L-glutamate:L-cysteine gamma-ligase (ADP-forming)
- gamma-glutamylcyclotransferase (gamma-glutamyl-cysteine)
Catalysed by NAGS, GCLC, GCLM, GGCT and 1 moremitochondrial matrix, cytosol
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of chloride and cysteine (cytosol to extracellular)
- Transport of 3-Ureidopropionate
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC6A14mitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosolOne of 2 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of cysteine and glycine (cytosol to extracellular)
- 5-Phospho-D-ribosylamine:glycine ligase (ADP-forming)
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC3A2, SLC7A5, SLC7A8 and 1 moremitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosol
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of cysteine and phenylalanine (cytosol to extracellular)
- L-phenylalanine carboxy-lyase (phenylethylamine-forming)
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC7A5, DDCmitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosol
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of cysteine and glutamine (cytosol to extracellular)
- 5'-Phosphoribosylformylglycinamide:L-glutamine amido-ligase (ADP-forming)
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC3A2, SLC7A5, SLC7A10 and 1 moremitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosol
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of cysteine and glycine (cytosol to extracellular)
- gamma-L-glutamyl-(2S)-2-aminobutanoate + glycine + ATP = ophthalmate + ADP + phosphate + H(+)
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC3A2, SLC7A5, SLC7A8 and 1 moremitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosol
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of cysteine and methionine (cytosol to extracellular)
- S-methylmercury-L-cysteine(out) + L-methionine(in) = S-methylmercury-L-cysteine(in) + L-methionine(out)
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC7A5, SLC7A8mitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosol, inner side of the membrane, outer side of the membraneOne of 6 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of alanine and cysteine (cytosol to extracellular)
- 2-aminoisobutanoate(out) + L-alanine(in) = 2-aminoisobutanoate(in) + L-alanine(out)
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC7A5, SLC7A10mitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosol, inner side of the membrane, outer side of the membraneOne of 2 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of cysteine and glycine (cytosol to extracellular)
- N(omega),N('omega)-dimethyl-L-arginine + glyoxylate = 5-(3,3'-dimethylguanidino)-2-oxopentanoate + glycine
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC3A2, SLC7A5, SLC7A8 and 1 moremitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosolOne of 2 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of cysteine and glycine (cytosol to extracellular)
- 5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate:glycine hydroxymethyltransferase
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC3A2, SLC7A5, SLC7A8 and 1 moremitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosolOne of 2 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- acetyl-CoA C-acyltransferase (3-oxomyrist-7-enoyl-CoA)
Catalysed by NAGS, HADHA, ACAA2, HADHBmitochondrial matrixOne of 2 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- long-chain-fatty-acid-CoA ligase (cis-cetoleic acid)
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC27A2, ACSL4, ACSL3 and 5 moremitochondrial matrix, cytosolOne of 5 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- long-chain-fatty-acid-CoA ligase ((7Z)-tetradecenoic acid)
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC27A2, ACSL4, ACSL3 and 5 moremitochondrial matrix, cytosolOne of 8 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- Fatty Acid Beta Oxidation (C18:4->C16:4), Mitochondrial
Catalysed by NAGS, HADHA, ACADVL, HADHBmitochondrial matrixOne of 3 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- Fatty Acid Beta Oxidation (C12:3->C10:2), Mitochondrial
Catalysed by NAGS, ECHS1, ACAA2, HADHmitochondrial matrixOne of 2 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- Fatty Acid Beta Oxidation (C10:2->C8:1), Mitochondrial
Catalysed by NAGS, ECHS1, ACAA2, HADHmitochondrial matrixOne of 2 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of cysteine and glycine (cytosol to extracellular)
- glycine N-acyltransferase (2-methylbutyryl-CoA)
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC3A2, SLC7A5, SLC7A8 and 3 moremitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosolOne of 3 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of chloride and cysteine (cytosol to extracellular)
- Peroxidase
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC6A14, LPOmitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosolOne of 4 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of chloride and cysteine (cytosol to extracellular)
- transport of chloride (cytosol to extracellular)
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC6A14, SLC12A2, SLC12A1mitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosolOne of 2 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of cysteine and glycine (cytosol to extracellular)
- phenylacetyl-CoA:glycine N-phenylacetyltransferase
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC3A2, SLC7A5, SLC7A8 and 1 moremitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosolOne of 3 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- medium-chain acyl-CoA ligase (hexanoic acid)
Catalysed by NAGS, ACSM4, ACSM1, ACSM2A and 3 moremitochondrial matrix, cytosolOne of 6 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- long-chain-fatty-acid-CoA ligase (elaidate)
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC27A2, ACSL4, ACSL3 and 5 moremitochondrial matrix, cytosolOne of 5 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of cysteine and tryptophan (cytosol to extracellular)
- L-Tryptophan, Tetrahydrobiopterin:Oxygen Oxidoreductase (5-Hydroxylating)
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC7A5, TPH1, TPH2mitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosolOne of 2 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- cystine to cysteine conversion
- Glutathione: 5-HPETE oxidoreductase
Catalysed by NAGS, GPX5, GPX1, GPX2 and 6 moremitochondrial matrix, cytosolOne of 2 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- L-Cysteine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase
- 3-Mercaptolactate:NAD+ oxidoreductase
Catalysed by NAGS, GOT2, GOT1, LDHB and 3 moremitochondrial matrix, cytosol
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of cysteine and glycine (cytosol to extracellular)
- LTD4 hydrolysis
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC3A2, SLC7A5, SLC7A8mitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosolOne of 3 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- Propanoyl-CoA:acetyl-CoA C-acyltransferase
Catalysed by NAGS, ACAA1, SCP2, MYO5Bmitochondrial matrix, peroxisomeOne of 7 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of alanine and cysteine (cytosol to extracellular)
- L-selenocysteine selenide-lyase (L-alanine-forming)
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC7A5, SCLYmitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosol
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- thioredoxin-disulfide reductase (NADPH) (cystine)
- L-cystine thiocysteine-lyase (deaminating
Catalysed by NAGS, TXNRD1, TXNRD3, TXNRD2 and 1 moremitochondrial matrix, cytosol
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- K(+)(in) + L-cysteine(out) + 3 Na(+)(out) + H(+)(out) = K(+)(out) + L-cysteine(in) + 3 Na(+)(in) + H(+)(in)
- Ca(2+)(out) + K(+)(out) + 4 Na(+)(in) = Ca(2+)(in) + K(+)(in) + 4 Na(+)(out)
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC1A1, SLC24A1, SLC24A5 and 3 moremitochondrial matrix, inner side of the membrane, outer side of the membraneOne of 2 routes
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of cysteine and phenylalanine (cytosol to extracellular)
- L-Phenylalanine:tRNA(Ala) ligase (AMP-forming)
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC7A5, FARSB, FARSAmitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosol
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of cysteine and glycine (cytosol to extracellular)
- glycine:tRNA(Gly) ligase (AMP-forming)
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC3A2, SLC7A5, SLC7A8 and 1 moremitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosol
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of cysteine and tryptophan (cytosol to extracellular)
- L-Tryptophan -tRNA(Trp) ligase (AMP-forming)
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC7A5, WARS1mitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosol
- N-acetylglutamate synthase (N-acetyl-L-cysteine)
- transport of cysteine and isoleucine (cytosol to extracellular)
- L-Isoleucine:tRNA(Ile) ligase (AMP-forming)
Catalysed by NAGS, SLC7A5, IARS1mitochondrial matrix, extracellular space, cytosol