Octopine
Agent Name
Octopine
CAS Number
34522-32-2
Formula
C9-H18-N4-O4
Major Category
Biological Agents
Synonyms
N'-(1-Carboxyethyl)arginine; N2-((1R)-1-Carboxyethyl)-L-arginine; N2-(Carboxyethyl)-L-arginine; L-Arginine, N2-((1R)-1-carboxyethyl)-; L-Arginine, N2-(1-carboxyethyl)-, (R)-; [ChemIDplus] (+)-Octopine; [Acros Organics MSDS]
Category
Amino Acids and Derivatives
Description
White powder; [Acros Organics MSDS]
Sources/Uses
"Octopine is a derivative of the amino acids arginine and alanine. It was the first member of the class of chemical compounds known as opines to be discovered. Octopine gets its name from Octopus octopodia from which it was first isolated in 1927." [Wikipedia]
Comments
May cause irritation; [Acros Organics MSDS]
Biomedical References
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