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Oxytocin
Oxytocin Oxytocin is a cyclic nonapeptide hormone with amino acid sequence CYIQNCPLG that also acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain; the principal uterine-contracting and milk-ejecting hormone of the posterior pituitary. Together with the neuropeptide vasop
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Oxytocin
Oxytocin is a cyclic nonapeptide hormone with amino acid sequence CYIQNCPLG that also acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain; the principal uterine-contracting and milk-ejecting hormone of the posterior pituitary. Together with the neuropeptide vasopressin, it is believed to influence social cognition and behaviour. It has a role as a vasodilator agent and an oxytocic. It is a heterodetic cyclic peptide and a peptide hormone.
| MolecularFormula | C43H66N12O12S2 |
| MolecularWeight | 1007.2 |
| IUPACName | (2S)-1-[(4R,7S,10S,13S,16S,19R)-19-amino-7-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-10-(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-13-[(2S)-butan-2-yl]-16-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-6,9,12,15,18-pentaoxo-1,2-dithia-5,8,11,14,17-pentazacycloicosane-4-carbonyl]-N-[(2S)-1-[(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)amino]-4-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-yl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide |
- OXYTOCIN
- 50-56-6
- Pitocin
- Endopituitrina
- Ocytocin
- Syntocinon
- Oxytocinum
- Orasthin
- Oxitocina
- Oxystin
- Oxytocine
- alpha-Hypophamine
- Synthetic oxytocin
- Piton S
- (1-Hemicystine)oxytocin
- Syntocinone
- Presoxin
- Syntocin
- Uteracon
- Di-sipidin
- Nobitocin S
- 3-Isoleucine-8-leucine vasopressin
- Atonin O
- Intertocine S
- DTXSID8048361
- (2S)-1-[(4R,7S,10S,13S,16S,19R)-19-amino-7-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-10-(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-13-[(2S)-butan-2-yl]-16-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-6,9,12,15,18-pentaoxo-1,2-dithia-5,8,11,14,17-pentazacycloicosane-4-carbonyl]-N-[(2S)-1-[(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)amino]-4-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-yl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide
- 1JQS135EYN
- Vasopressin, 3-L-isoleucine-8-L-leucine-
- CHEBI:7872
- OXYTOCIN 5 USP UNITS IN DEXTROSE 5%
- OXYTOCIN 10 USP UNITS IN DEXTROSE 5%
- OXYTOCIN 20 USP UNITS IN DEXTROSE 5%
- TNX1900
- TTA-121
- TNX-1900
- Cys-Tyr-Ile-Gln-Asn-Cys-Pro-Leu-Gly-NH2, cyclic 1-6 disulfide
- L-Cysteinyl-L-tyrosyl-L-isoleucyl-L-glutaminyl-L-asparaginyl-L-cysteinyl-L-prolyl-L-leucylglycinamide cyclic (1-6)-disulfide
- 1-({(4R,7S,10S,13S,16S,19R)-19-amino-7-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-10-(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-16-(4-hydroxybenzyl)-13-[(1S)-1-methylpropyl]-6,9,12,15,18-pentaoxo-1,2-dithia-5,8,11,14,17-pentaazacycloicosan-4-yl}carbonyl)-L-prolyl-L-leucylglycinamide
- Oxytocin Injectable
- (2S)-1-((4R,7S,10S,13S,16S,19R)-19-amino-7-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-10-(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-13-((2S)-butan-2-yl)-16-((4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl)-6,9,12,15,18-pentaoxo-1,2-dithia-5,8,11,14,17-pentazacycloicosane-4-carbonyl)-N-((2S)-1-((2-amino-2-oxoethyl)amino)-4-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-yl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide