L-Ornithine monohydrochloride (C007B-203885)

L-Ornithine Hydrochloride is a nonprotein amino acid. It is used in the body in the biosynthesis of L-arginine, L-proline and polyamines.Product of arginine degradation by arginase 。 Soluble in water (543 mg/ml at 20 °C), and alcohol. Optical Activity: α20/D +23.0o±0.5o, c = 5 in 5 M HCl; α20/D +23.5o±1.5o, c = 4 in 6 mol/L HCl; α24/D +23.6o, c = 4 in 6 M HCl; α25/D +22.5o±0.7o, c = 2 in 5 M HCl IC50: mGluR-2: EC5050 = 35 μM (human); mGluR-2: EC5050 = 35 μM (rat); mGluR-6: EC5050 = 140 μM (rat); mGluR-6: EC5050 = 140 μM (human); mGluR-5: EC5050 >1 mM (rat) Ki Data: mGluR-2: Ki= 35 μM (human); mGluR-6: Ki= 140 μM (human); mGluR-5: Ki>1 mM (human); mGluR-1a: Ki>1 mM (human); mGluR-4: Ki>3 mM (human)A nonprotein amino acid used in the biosynthesis of L-arginine, L-proline and polyamines.

Specifications and Purity: 10mM in Water

Molecular Formula: C5H13ClN2O2

Molecular Weight: 168.62

PubChem CID: 76654

Isomeric SMILES: C(C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N)CN.Cl

Beilstein Registry Number: 4420