Bioactivity | Ambroxol hydrochloride (NA-872 hydrochloride), an active metabolite of the prodrug Bromhexine, has potent expectorant effects. Ambroxol hydrochloride is a glucocerebrosidase (GCase) chaperone and increases glucocerebrosidase activity. Ambroxol hydrochloride induces lung autophagy and has the potential for Parkinson disease and neuronopathic Gaucher disease research[1][2]. |
In Vivo | Ambroxol hydrochloride (NA-872 hydrochloride; 1, 3, 4, 5 mM for 12 consecutive days in drinking water) results in increased brain glucocerebrosidase activity in wild-type mice, transgenic mice expressing the heterozygous L444P mutation in the murine glucocerebrosidase 1 gene, and transgenic mice overexpressing human α-synuclein[2]. |
Name | Ambroxol hydrochloride |
CAS | 23828-92-4 |
Formula | C13H19Br2ClN2O |
Molar Mass | 414.56 |
Appearance | Solid |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | 4°C, sealed storage, away from moisture *In solvent : -80°C, 6 months; -20°C, 1 month (sealed storage, away from moisture) |
Reference | [1]. Vojo Deretic, et al. Enhancement of lung levels of antibiotics by ambroxol and bromhexine. Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol. 2019 Mar;15(3):213-218. [2]. Anna Migdalska-Richards, et al. Ambroxol effects in glucocerebrosidase and α-synuclein transgenic mice. Ann Neurol. 2016 Nov;80(5):766-775. |