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H0501

Sigma-Aldrich

DL-Homocystine

Synonym(s):

meso-4,4′-Dithio-bis(2-aminobutanoic acid)

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Linear Formula:
HOOCCH(NH2)CH2CH2SSCH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
268.35
Beilstein:
1728581
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
eCl@ss:
42021308
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.26

Assay

≥98% (TLC)

Quality Level

form

powder

color

white to off-white

mp

>300 °C

application(s)

detection

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/C8H16N2O4S2/c9-5(7(11)12)1-3-15-16-4-2-6(10)8(13)14/h5-6H,1-4,9-10H2,(H,11,12)(H,13,14)/t5-,6+

InChI key

ZTVZLYBCZNMWCF-OLQVQODUSA-N

Gene Information

human ... BHMT(635)

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Lei Li et al.
Amino acids, 50(10), 1485-1494 (2018-08-01)
Plasma homocysteine is elevated in patients with impaired renal function, and markedly so at end-stage renal disease. As chronic kidney disease and hyperhomocysteinemia are also independent risk factors for cardiovascular disease, the latter is hypothesized to accelerate vascular abnormalities following
Sezgin Bakirdere et al.
Analytica chimica acta, 680(1-2), 41-47 (2010-10-26)
An analytical method was developed for the determination of thiols in biological samples. Reverse phase chromatography coupled to ICP quadrupole MS or Orbitrap MS was employed for the separation and detection of thiols. For the determination of total thiols, oxidized
Chasity B Love-Nkansah et al.
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 22(3), 934-940 (2015-11-05)
Homocysteine sulfinyl radical ((SO⋅) Hcy) is a reactive intermediate involved during oxidative damage of DNA in the presence of high concentrations of homocysteine (Hcy). The short lifetime of (SO⋅) Hcy makes its preparation, isolation, and characterization challenging using traditional chemical
M W Orth et al.
The Journal of nutrition, 122(3), 482-487 (1992-03-01)
The effect of excessive levels of cysteine and homocysteine on tibial dyschondroplasia (TD) in broiler chicks was studied. In the first experiment, graded levels of L-cysteine as well as one level of L-homocysteine were supplemented to a corn-soybean-based diet adequate
Javier Escobar et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 123, 104-112 (2016-02-20)
The aminothiols are biological compounds with numerous vital functions. One of the most relevant is their role as antioxidant systems. The reduced to oxidized ratios are extremely useful indicators of oxidative stress and cellular redox status. We have validated an

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