Chinese name: Oxytocin

English name: Oxytocin

CAS: 50-56-6

EINECS number: 200-048-4

Molecular formula: C43H66N12O12S2

MDL number: MFCD00076731

Molecular weight: 1007.19

Appearance: White to yellowish-brown powder, hygroscopic, soluble in water.

Melting point: 192-194°C

Specific rotation: D22-26.2 ° (c = 0.53)

Boiling point: 1533.3±65.0 °C(Predicted)

Density: 1.1086 (rough estimate)

Refractive index: 1.6700 (estimate)

Storage conditions: 2-8°C

Storage conditions: 2-8°C

It dissolves in dilute solutions of acetic acid and of ethanol (96 per cent). It dissolves in dilute solutions of acetic acid and of ethanol (96 per cent).

Solubility: Highly soluble in water. It is soluble in a dilute solution of acetic acid and ethanol (96%).

Acidity coefficient (pKa) : pKa ~ 6.1(free amino group on Cys) (Occasionally); ~ 10(free phenol on Tyr) (Occasionally)

Morphology: lyophilized powder

Color: White

Water solubility: Easily soluble in water.

Merck: 13,7049

BRN: 3586108

InChIKey: DSZOEVVLZMNAEH-BXUJZNQYSA-N

use

Uterine contraction drugs. It is used for inducing labor, oxytocin, postpartum and post-abortion uterine bleeding caused by uterine contraction weakness. Nasal drops can induce milk discharge.

category

Biochemicals: peptides and proteins: oxytocin and its derivatives