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Oxytocin

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

Posterior pituitary extract, α-Hypophamine, Oxytocic hormone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C43H66N12O12S2
CAS Number:
50-56-6
Molecular Weight:
1007.19
Beilstein:
3586108
MDL number:
MFCD00076731
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329750651
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

oxytocin

manufacturer/tradename

USP

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

SMILES string

[H]N[C@H]1CSSC[C@H](NC(=O)[C@H](CC(N)=O)NC(=O)[C@H](CCC(N)=O)NC(=O)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@H](Cc2ccc(O)cc2)NC1=O)[C@@H](C)CC)C(=O)N3CCC[C@H]3C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)NCC(N)=O

InChI

1S/C43H66N12O12S2/c1-5-22(4)35-42(66)49-26(12-13-32(45)57)38(62)51-29(17-33(46)58)39(63)53-30(20-69-68-19-25(44)36(60)50-28(40(64)54-35)16-23-8-10-24(56)11-9-23)43(67)55-14-6-7-31(55)41(65)52-27(15-21(2)3)37(61)48-18-34(47)59/h8-11,21-22,25-31,35,56H,5-7,12-20,44H2,1-4H3,(H2,45,57)(H2,46,58)(H2,47,59)(H,48,61)(H,49,66)(H,50,60)(H,51,62)(H,52,65)(H,53,63)(H,54,64)/t22-,25-,26-,27-,28-,29-,30-,31-,35-/m0/s1

InChI key

XNOPRXBHLZRZKH-DSZYJQQASA-N

Gene Information

human ... OXTR(5021)

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Amino Acid Sequence

Cys-Tyr-Ile-Gln-Asn-Cys-Pro-Leu-Gly-NH2 [Disulfide Bridge: 1-6]

General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Oxytocin is a nonapeptide hormone that possesses the ability to induce contractions in the smooth muscles of the uterus and the myoepithelial cells in the mammary gland. This hormone is synthetically produced and has a minimum oxytocic activity of 400 USP Oxytocin Units per milligram.

Application

Oxytocin USP reference standard, intended for use in specified quality tests and assays as specified in the USP compendia. Also, for use with USP monographs such as:
  • Oxytocin Injection

Biochem/physiol Actions

Stimulates uterine contraction and lactation; increases Na+ excretion; stimulates myometrial GTPase and phospholipase C.

Analysis Note

These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.  ​

Other Notes

This product is part of the USP Biologics program.
Sales restrictions may apply.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Oxytocin
United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary
United States Pharmacopeia, 34(3), 3366-3366 (2013)
Mikko J Peltola et al.
Emotion (Washington, D.C.), 14(3), 469-477 (2014-04-23)
Recent studies suggest that parental caregiving is associated with adaptive changes in neurocognitive responses to emotional cues and oxytocin function, possibly reflecting the increased need of parents to monitor infants' emotional states. In the current study, we investigated whether the
Elliot C Brown et al.
Psychiatry research, 219(3), 436-442 (2014-07-23)
Patients with schizophrenia suffer from dysfunctional social behaviour. Social approach and avoidance (AA) has been associated with motor responses, as the affective valence and gaze direction of facial stimuli can bias push and pull motor tendencies. The aim of this
Y Aoki et al.
Molecular psychiatry, 20(4), 447-453 (2014-07-30)
The neuropeptide oxytocin may be an effective therapeutic strategy for the currently untreatable social and communication deficits associated with autism. Our recent paper reported that oxytocin mitigated autistic behavioral deficits through the restoration of activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex
M J Bakermans-Kranenburg et al.
Translational psychiatry, 3, e258-e258 (2013-05-23)
The popularity of oxytocin (OT) has grown exponentially during the past decade, and so has the number of OT trials in healthy and clinical groups. We take stock of the evidence from these studies to explore potentials and limitations of
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