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75490

DL-Ornithine monohydrochloride

≥99.0% (AT)

Synonym(s):

(±)-2,5-Diaminopentanoic acid monohydrochloride

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Linear Formula:
NH2(CH2)3CH(CO2H)(NH2) · HCl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
168.62
Beilstein:
4153338
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22
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Quality Level

Assay

≥99.0% (AT)

form

powder

reaction suitability

reaction type: solution phase peptide synthesis

mp

~233 °C (dec.)

application(s)

peptide synthesis

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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Application

DL-Ornithine monohydrochloride may be used as a starting material in the synthesis of (-)-(1-2H)putrescine dihydrochloride via enzymatic decarboxylation.

Storage Class Code

11 - 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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The Stereochemistry of the Enzymic Decarboxylation of l-Arginine and of l-Ornithine
Richards JC and Spenser ID
Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 60(22), 2810-2820 (1982)
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
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
Sherry Dadsetan et al.
Biochemical pharmacology, 85(1), 115-123 (2012-10-30)
Combined administration of ornithine and phenylacetate (OP) is proposed as a novel treatment of hyperammonemia and hepatic encephalopathy. Ornithine is believed to increase ammonia fixation into glutamine in muscle tissue and glutamine is subsequently thought to react with phenylacetate forming

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