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O4386

L-Ornithine monohydrochloride

≥99%, BioXtra

Synonym(s):

(S)-2,5-Diaminopentanoic acid monohydrochloride

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H12N2O2 · HCl
CAS Number:
3184-13-2
Molecular Weight:
168.62
NACRES:
NA.26
PubChem Substance ID:
24897996
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
EC Number:
221-678-6
MDL number:
MFCD00064562
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3625847

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Product Name

L-Ornithine monohydrochloride, BioXtra, ≥99%

InChI key

GGTYBZJRPHEQDG-WCCKRBBISA-N

InChI

1S/C5H12N2O2.ClH/c6-3-1-2-4(7)5(8)9;/h4H,1-3,6-7H2,(H,8,9);1H/t4-;/m0./s1

SMILES string

Cl.NCCC[C@H](N)C(O)=O

product line

BioXtra

assay

≥99%

form

powder

impurities

ammonia- and citrulline-free, essentially free, ≤0.005% Phosphorus (P), ≤0.1% Insoluble matter

ign. residue

≤0.1%

color

white

solubility

H2O: 1 M at 20 °C, clear, faintly yellow

anion traces

sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.05%

cation traces

Al: ≤0.0005%, Ca: ≤0.005%, Cu: ≤0.0005%, Fe: ≤0.0005%, K: ≤0.005%, Mg: ≤0.0005%, NH4+: ≤0.05%, Na: ≤0.005%, Pb: ≤0.001%, Zn: ≤0.0005%

Quality Level

200

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O23751994357197
L-Ornithine monohydrochloride BioXtra, ≥99%

Sigma-Aldrich

O4386

L-Ornithine monohydrochloride

L-Ornithine monohydrochloride ≥99%

Sigma-Aldrich

O2375

L-Ornithine monohydrochloride

L-Ornithine monohydrochloride certified reference material, TraceCERT®, Manufactured by: Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, Switzerland

Supelco

19943

L-Ornithine monohydrochloride

L-Ornithine monohydrochloride analytical standard

Supelco

57197

L-Ornithine monohydrochloride

form

powder

form

powder

form

-

form

powder

assay

≥99%

assay

≥99%

assay

-

assay

≥99% (TLC)

product line

BioXtra

product line

-

product line

TraceCERT®

product line

-

color

white

color

white

color

-

color

white

solubility

H2O: 1 M at 20 °C, clear, faintly yellow

solubility

-

solubility

-

solubility

-

impurities

ammonia- and citrulline-free, essentially free, ≤0.1% Insoluble matter, ≤0.005% Phosphorus (P)

impurities

ammonia and citrulline, essentially free

impurities

-

impurities

-

Biochem/physiol Actions

L-Ornithine is a not encoded by DNA. It is a free amino acid but do not participate in the protein synthesis. It is formed by the action of the enzyme arginase on L-arginine in the process of forming urea. It is implicated in the reduction of blood ammonia level and improves the efficiency of energy production to cause ammonia detoxification.[1] L-ornithine promotes the release of growth hormone by triggering the pituitary gland.[2]

Other Notes

Product of arginine degradation by arginase

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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0000434438
0000414359
0000414359
SLCR1016

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L-ornithine supplementation attenuates physical fatigue in healthy volunteers by modulating lipid and amino acid metabolism
Sugino T, et al.
Nutrition Research (New York, N.Y.), 28(11), 738-743 (2008)
The effect of L-ornithine hydrochloride ingestion on performance during incremental exhaustive ergometer bicycle exercise and ammonia metabolism during and after exercise
Demura S, et al.
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 64(10), 1166-1171 (2010)
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
Nicole Berthold et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 57(1), 402-409 (2012-11-02)
Proline-rich antimicrobial peptides (PrAMPs) from insects and mammals have recently been evaluated for their pharmaceutical potential in treating systemic bacterial infections. Besides the native peptides, several shortened, modified, or even artificial sequences were highly effective in different murine infection models.
Charles D Mills
Critical reviews in immunology, 32(6), 463-488 (2013-02-23)
The purpose of immunology is simple. Cure or prevent disease. M1/M2 is useful because it is simple. M1/M2 describes the two major and opposing activities of macrophages. M1 activity inhibits cell proliferation and causes tissue damage while M2 activity promotes
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