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V900411

Sigma-Aldrich

Histamine dihydrochloride

Vetec, reagent grade, 98%

Synonym(s):

2-(4-Imidazolyl)ethylamine dihydrochloride

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H9N3 · 2HCl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
184.07
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3624116
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352116
PubChem Substance ID:

grade

reagent grade

product line

Vetec

assay

98%

mp

249-252 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

Cl[H].Cl[H].NCCc1c[nH]cn1

InChI

1S/C5H9N3.2ClH/c6-2-1-5-3-7-4-8-5;;/h3-4H,1-2,6H2,(H,7,8);2*1H

InChI key

PPZMYIBUHIPZOS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... HRH1(3269)

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Endogenous H1 and H2 histamine receptor agonist; activates nitric oxide synthetase; potent vasodilator.

Legal Information

Vetec is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT SE 3

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable


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Yuki Bessho et al.
Neuroscience letters, 578, 106-110 (2014-07-06)
In mammals, it is established that histamine is a neurotransmitter and/or neuromodulator in the central nervous system. It is produced by the enzyme histidine decarboxylase (HDC) in the tuberomammillary nucleus of the posterior hypothalamus. However, HDC as well as histaminergic
Kevin B Freeman et al.
Psychopharmacology, 231(12), 2395-2403 (2014-01-09)
Recent research has demonstrated that the drug, histamine, can function as a punisher of cocaine self-administration. However, little is known about how drug punishers affect the maximum reinforcing effectiveness of drugs as reinforcers. The goal of the present study was
Carlos Daniel Zappia et al.
Scientific reports, 5, 17476-17476 (2015-12-05)
Histamine H1 receptor (H1R) antagonists and glucocorticoid receptor (GR) agonists are used to treat inflammatory conditions such as allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis and asthma. Consistent with the high morbidity levels of such inflammatory conditions, these receptors are the targets of
Chayon Goswami et al.
PloS one, 10(6), e0131554-e0131554 (2015-06-27)
Motilin and ghrelin constitute a peptide family, and these hormones are important for the regulation of gastrointestinal motility. In this study, we examined the effect of motilin and ghrelin on gastric acid secretion in anesthetized suncus (house musk shrew, Suncus
Lydia M M Vermeer et al.
Experimental neurology, 263, 8-16 (2014-09-30)
Migraine is one of the most common neurological disorders, leading to more than 1% of total disability reported and over 68 million visits to emergency rooms or physician's offices each year in the United States. Three times as many women

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