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Oxytocin Structure

Oxytocin

  • Product NameOxytocin
  • CAS50-56-6
  • MFC43H66N12O12S2
  • MW1007.19
  • EINECS200-048-4
  • MOL File50-56-6.mol

Chemical Properties

Melting point 192-194°C
alpha  D22 -26.2° (c = 0.53)
Boiling point 1533.3±65.0 °C(Predicted)
Density  1.1086 (rough estimate)
refractive index  1.6700 (estimate)
storage temp.  2-8°C
solubility  Very soluble in water. It dissolves in dilute solutions of acetic acid and of ethanol (96 per cent).
form  lyophilized powder
pka pKa ~6.1(free amino group on Cys) (Occasionally);~10(free phenol on Tyr) (Occasionally)
color  White
Water Solubility  Soluble in water.
Merck  13,7049
BRN  3586108
InChIKey DSZOEVVLZMNAEH-BXUJZNQYSA-N
CAS DataBase Reference 50-56-6(CAS DataBase Reference)
Oxytocin is also called Pitocin, is a kind of uterine contraction medicine, can be extracted from animal posterior pituitary or chemical synthesis, chemical synthesis including on vasopressin, no booster effect, selective excitate uterine smooth muscle, strengthen its contracting, uterus is most sensitive to oxytocin (estrogen secretion increase) when parturient , immature uterus have no reactivity to this product, pregnancy early or middle uterine have low reactivity to oxytocin, late pregnancy is gradually increased, and before the antepartum, the reactivity is the highest.

Safety Information

Hazard Codes  Xi
Risk Statements  36/37/38
Safety Statements  26-36
RIDADR  3249
WGK Germany  3
RTECS  RS7534000
3-8-10-23
HazardClass  6.1(a)
PackingGroup  II
HS Code  2937190000
Hazardous Substances Data 50-56-6(Hazardous Substances Data)
Toxicity LD50 oral in rat: > 20520ug/kg

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