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75440

L-Ornithine dihydrochloride

≥99.0% (AT)

Synonym(s):

(S)-2,5-Diaminopentanoic acid dihydrochloride

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H12N2O2 · 2HCl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
205.08
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
NACRES:
NA.26
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
228-277-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
4538819
MDL number:
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Quality Segment

assay

≥99.0% (AT)

form

crystals

optical activity

[α]20/D +17±1°, c = 5% in H2O

technique(s)

ligand binding assay: suitable

ign. residue

≤0.1% (as SO4)

color

colorless

mp

197-199 °C (dec.)

anion traces

sulfate (SO42-): ≤100 mg/kg

cation traces

As: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Cd: ≤5 mg/kg, Co: ≤5 mg/kg, Cu: ≤5 mg/kg, Fe: ≤5 mg/kg, NH4+: ≤100 mg/kg, Ni: ≤5 mg/kg, Pb: ≤5 mg/kg, Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

SMILES string

Cl.Cl.NCCC[C@H](N)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C5H12N2O2.2ClH/c6-3-1-2-4(7)5(8)9;;/h4H,1-3,6-7H2,(H,8,9);2*1H/t4-;;/m0../s1

InChI key

HGBAVEGDXFHRQP-FHNDMYTFSA-N

Biochem/physiol Actions

L-Ornithine is a non-proteinogenic recycled component of the Urea Cycle leading to the production of arginine. L-ornithine is the starting compound for polyamine biosynthesis via ornithine decarboxylase.

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form

crystals

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powder

form

powder

form

powder

technique(s)

ligand binding assay: suitable

technique(s)

-

technique(s)

-

technique(s)

-

assay

≥99.0% (AT)

assay

≥99%

assay

~98%

assay

≥99.0% (AT)

Quality Level

100, 200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

100

Quality Level

100

mp

197-199 °C (dec.)

mp

-

mp

239 °C

mp

~233 °C (dec.)

color

colorless

color

white

color

white

color

-


Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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75440-25G04061835365869
75440-5G04061832907956
75440-100G04061832907949

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