L-Arginine

CAS: 74-79-3

Ref. TR-A769505

Product Information

• Name: L-Arginine
• Synonyms: Arginine, L-Arg, NSC 206269, (S)-2-Amino-5-[(aminoiminomethyl)amino]pentanoic acid, L-α-Amino-δ-guanidinovaleric acid, L-Norvaline, 5-[(aminoiminomethyl)amino]-, L-Ornithine, N5-(aminoiminomethyl)-, A 0526, L-arginine C Grade,Arginine, L- (8CI), Pentanoic acid, 2-amino-5-[(aminoiminomethyl)amino]-
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Applications L-Arginine is an essential amino acid for human development and a precursor for nitric oxide (1,2,3). Ammonia detoxicant (hepatic failure); diagnostic aid (pituitary function). A study suggested that combining L-arginine-insulin may be a novel method to ameliorate ischemia-reperfusion injury (3).References (1) Miura, T., et al.: Anal. Biochem. (1984) 139, 432-7 (2) Jones, et al.: Adv. Enzyme Regul. (1970) 9, 19-49 (3) Venardos, K. M. et al.: Eur J Pharmacol. (2015) 769:64-70

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 174.20
• Formula: C₆H₁₄N₄O₂
• Color/Form: White
• InChI: 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: InChIKey=ODKSFYDXXFIFQN-BYPYZUCNSA-N
• SMILES: N=C(N)NCCC[C@H](N)C(=O)O