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H0501

DL-Homocystine

≥98% (TLC)

Synonym(s):

meso-4,4′-Dithio-bis(2-aminobutanoic acid)

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Linear Formula:
HOOCCH(NH2)CH2CH2SSCH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
268.35
NACRES:
NA.26
PubChem Substance ID:
eCl@ss:
42021308
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
EC Number:
212-803-5
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1728581
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Product Name

DL-Homocystine,

assay

≥98% (TLC)

Quality Level

form

powder

color

white to off-white

mp

>300 °C

application(s)

detection

SMILES string

N[C@H](CCSSCC[C@H](N)C(O)=O)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C8H16N2O4S2/c9-5(7(11)12)1-3-15-16-4-2-6(10)8(13)14/h5-6H,1-4,9-10H2,(H,11,12)(H,13,14)/t5-,6+

InChI key

ZTVZLYBCZNMWCF-OLQVQODUSA-N

Gene Information

human ... BHMT(635)



Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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Chasity B Love-Nkansah et al.
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 22(3), 934-940 (2015-11-05)
Homocysteine sulfinyl radical ((SO⋅) Hcy) is a reactive intermediate involved during oxidative damage of DNA in the presence of high concentrations of homocysteine (Hcy). The short lifetime of (SO⋅) Hcy makes its preparation, isolation, and characterization challenging using traditional chemical
M W Orth et al.
The Journal of nutrition, 122(3), 482-487 (1992-03-01)
The effect of excessive levels of cysteine and homocysteine on tibial dyschondroplasia (TD) in broiler chicks was studied. In the first experiment, graded levels of L-cysteine as well as one level of L-homocysteine were supplemented to a corn-soybean-based diet adequate
Javier Escobar et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 123, 104-112 (2016-02-20)
The aminothiols are biological compounds with numerous vital functions. One of the most relevant is their role as antioxidant systems. The reduced to oxidized ratios are extremely useful indicators of oxidative stress and cellular redox status. We have validated an



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
H0501-100G04061832722535
H0501-25G04061832722559
H0501-10G04061833663233