Peptides
Oxytocin Acetate
Oxytocin is a mammalian hormone that acts primarily as a neuromodulator in the brain.
- Selected package
- 2 mg
- CAS number
- 50-56-6
- Form
- Lyophilised powder
- Storage
- Store lyophilized at −20 °C, dry and protected from light.
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Molecule
CID 439302
- Molecular formula
- C43H66N12O12S2
- Molecular weight
- 1007.2 g/mol
- CAS number
- 50-56-6
- InChIKey
- XNOPRXBHLZRZKH-DSZYJQQASA-N
Structure and computed values from PubChem (NCBI), retrieved 2026-10-28. Molecular weight is the computed value for the free form; salts and batch-specific values are stated on the Certificate of Analysis. PubChem CID 439302
Specifications
- Package sizes
- 2 mg · 5 mg · 10 mg
- CAS number
- 50-56-6
- Storage
- Store lyophilized at −20 °C, dry and protected from light. Follow the batch-specific label and Certificate of Analysis for validated storage and stability conditions.
- Form
- Lyophilised powder
- Intended use
- This product is intended exclusively for laboratory and scientific research. Not for human or veterinary use.
Package size describes the contents of the vial, not a dose. Batch-specific details are given on the label and the Certificate of Analysis.
About Oxytocin Acetate
The word oxytocin was derived from the Greek word“, meaning quick birth.
The oxytocin peptide is synthesized as an inactive precursor protein from the OXT gene.
Oxytocin is a peptide of nine amino acids (a nonapeptide).
Its systematic name is cysteine-tyrosine-isoleucine-glutamine-asparagine-cysteine-proline-leucine-glycine-amine (cys, tyr, ile,gln,asn,cys, pro, leu, gly - NH2, or CYIQNCPLG-NH2).
The cysteine residues form a disulfide bond.
Oxytocin has a molecular mass of 1007 daltons.
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Oxytocin Acetate2 mg