A compelling report, recently released on the bioRxiv* preprint server, describes unexpectedly powerful inhibition of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by thiol ...

Further mucolytic action is provided by 2 per cent sodium bicarbonate. Cleavage of large molecules into smaller ones is caused by a rise in the pH of many proteins, with resultant decrease in ...

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Despite the differences between mucolytics and expectorants, in the end, the purpose of these medications is to thin lung secretions, making them easier to clear by coughing and ciliary action.

Chain and Duthie1 have observed that aqueous testicular extracts contain a mucinase which rapidly reduces the viscosity of synovial fluid and causes an increase in the reducing power of this material.