D-Arginine

• Catalog Number: ACM157062-1
• Product Name: D-Arginine
• CAS: 157-06-2
• Category: Amino Acids
• Description: Arginine (Arg) is a dibasic amino acid and exists as two enantiomers: D-Arg and L-Arg. D-Arg is a cationic endogenous amino acid and is found in the central nervous system.
• Synonyms: (R)-2-Amino-5-guanidinopentanoic acid
• Molecular Weight: 174.2
• Molecular Formula: H2NC(=NH)NH(CH2)3CH(NH2)CO2H
• Canonical SMILES: 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-/m1/s1
• InChI Key: ODKSFYDXXFIFQN-SCSAIBSYSA-N
• Melting Point: 226 ℃(dec.) (lit.)
• Application: D-Arginine has been used:; as an organic substrate to study the metabolic versatility of freshwater sedimentary archaea feeding on different organic carbon sources; to study its role in the inhibition of Pseudorabies virus (PRV) plaque formation by arginase; as a reference standard for chromatographic separation
• Assay: ≥98% (TLC)
• Beilstein: 1725412
• Biochem Physiol Actions: D-Arginine is a semi-essential amino acid that maintains cell death in the central nervous system (CNS). It may possess neuroprotective actions against glucocorticoids induced neurotoxicity in the CNS.
• Color: white to off-white
• EC Number: 205-866-5
• Form: powder
• Gene Information: rat Ppm1a(24666)
• MDL Number: MFCD00063116
• NACRES: NA.32
• PubChem ID: 24890684
• Quality Level: 200
• Storage Temperature: 2-8℃
• Technique: ligand binding assay: suitable