PHL82307

L-Arginine

phyproof^® Reference Substance

• Synonym(s): (S)-2-Amino-5-guanidinopentanoic acid
• Linear Formula: H₂NC(=NH)NH(CH₂)₃CH(NH₂)CO₂H
• CAS Number: 74-79-3
• Molecular Weight: 174.20
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1725413
• MDL number: MFCD00002635
• UNSPSC Code: 41116107
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• 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

Description

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

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 13 - Non Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable