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O2250

Sigma-Aldrich

DL-Ornithine monohydrochloride

~99%

Synonym(s):

(±)-2,5-Diaminopentanoic acid monohydrochloride

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Linear Formula:
NH2(CH2)3CH(CO2H)(NH2) · HCl
CAS Number:
1069-31-4
Molecular Weight:
168.62
Beilstein:
4153338
EC Number:
213-956-0
MDL number:
MFCD00065398
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24897958

Assay

~99%

form

crystalline powder

impurities

ammonia, essentially free

color

white

mp

~233 °C (dec.)

application(s)

detection

SMILES string

Cl.NCCCC(N)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C5H12N2O2.ClH/c6-3-1-2-4(7)5(8)9;/h4H,1-3,6-7H2,(H,8,9);1H

InChI key

GGTYBZJRPHEQDG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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JAN Code

O2250-10G:
O2250-BULK:
O2250-VAR:
O2250-25G:
O2250-100G:
O2250-1G:

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Kazuyo Tujioka et al.
Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology, 58(4), 297-302 (2012-11-08)
The purpose of this study was to determine whether ornithine affects the rate of tissue protein synthesis in male rats. Two experiments were done on five or two groups of young rats (5 wk) given diets containing 0.15, 0.3, 0.5
Isabel Araque et al.
Food microbiology, 33(1), 107-113 (2012-11-06)
The accumulation of citrulline and ornithine in wine or beer as a result of the arginine catabolism of some lactic acid bacteria (LAB) species increases the risk of ethyl carbamate and putrescine formation, respectively. Several LAB species, which are found
Edward L D'Antonio et al.
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 535(2), 163-176 (2013-04-16)
Arginase from parasitic protozoa belonging to the genus Leishmania is a potential drug target for the treatment of leishmaniasis because this binuclear manganese metalloenzyme catalyzes the first committed step in the biosynthesis of polyamines that enable cell growth and survival.
Manami Oya et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 288(7), 4513-4521 (2012-12-28)
Although amino acids are dietary nutrients that evoke the secretion of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) from intestinal L cells, the precise molecular mechanism(s) by which amino acids regulate GLP-1 secretion from intestinal L cells remains unknown. Here, we show that
Shilpee Srivastava et al.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part B, Biochemistry & molecular biology, 164(2), 133-141 (2012-12-01)
A functional urea cycle with both cytosolic (ARG I) and mitochondrial (ARG II) arginase activity is present in the liver of an ureogenic air-breathing teleost, Heteropneustes fossilis. Antibodies against mammalian ARG II showed no cross-reactivity with the H. fossilis ARG
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Chromatograms

application for HPLC

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