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PHL82307

L-Arginine

phyproof® Reference Substance

Synonym(s):

(S)-2-Amino-5-guanidinopentanoic acid

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
H2NC(=NH)NH(CH2)3CH(NH2)CO2H
CAS Number:
74-79-3
Molecular Weight:
174.20
NACRES:
NA.24
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1725413
MDL number:
MFCD00002635
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grade

primary reference standard

product line

phyproof® Reference Substance

assay

≥98.0% (HPLC)

manufacturer/tradename

PhytoLab

mp

222 °C (dec.) (lit.)

application(s)

food and beverages

format

neat

SMILES string

N[C@@H](CCCNC(N)=N)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C6H14N4O2/c7-4(5(11)12)2-1-3-10-6(8)9/h4H,1-3,7H2,(H,11,12)(H4,8,9,10)/t4-/m0/s1

InChI key

ODKSFYDXXFIFQN-BYPYZUCNSA-N

General description

This substance is a primary reference substance with assigned absolute purity (considering chromatographic purity, water, residual solvents, inorganic impurities). The exact value can be found on the certificate. Produced by PhytoLab GmbH & Co. KG

Biochem/physiol Actions

Substrate of nitric oxide synthase, which is converted to citrulline and nitric oxide (NO). Induces insulin release by a nitric oxide-dependent mechanism.

Legal Information

phyproof is a registered trademark of PhytoLab GmbH & Co. KG

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Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
101241041
83146303

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