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44925

DL-Homocysteine

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

2-Amino-4-mercaptobutyric acid

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Linear Formula:
HSCH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH
CAS Number:
454-29-5
Molecular Weight:
135.18
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329756565
EC Number:
207-222-9
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1721683
MDL number:
MFCD00004898

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InChI key

FFFHZYDWPBMWHY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C4H9NO2S/c5-3(1-2-8)4(6)7/h3,8H,1-2,5H2,(H,6,7)

SMILES string

NC(CCS)C(O)=O

grade

analytical standard

assay

≥95% (T)

optical activity

[α]/D 0±1°, c = 1 in H2O

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

analyte chemical class(es)

amino acids, peptides, proteins

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

color

white to off-white

mp

232-233 °C (lit.)

application(s)

food and beverages

format

neat

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

100

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Application

DL-Homocysteine may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of homocysteine in biological samples using different chromatography techniques.
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Biochem/physiol Actions

Increased plasma homocysteine is a risk factor for coronary heart disease and carcinogenesis; may be a marker for tumor cell growth.

Analysis Note

identification (LS-MS): identity conforms

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store under argon

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

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BCCG7235
BCCG4457
BCCD0213
BCCB5063
BCCC1850

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Pre-column derivatization high-performance liquid chromatographic method for determination of cysteine, cysteinyl-glycine, homocysteine and glutathione in plasma and cell extracts
Katrusiak.EA, et al.
Journal of Chromatography. B, Biomedical Sciences and Applications, 758(2), 207-212 (2001)
Rapid measurement of total plasma homocysteine by HPLC
Frick B, et al.
Clinica Chimica Acta; International Journal of Clinical Chemistry, 331(1-2), 19-23 (2003)
Yifan Huang et al.
International journal of molecular sciences, 15(4), 6298-6313 (2014-04-17)
Maternal nutrition may influence metabolic profiles in offspring. We aimed to investigate the effect of maternal folic acid supplement on glucose metabolism in mouse offspring fed a high-fat diet (HFD). Sixty C57BL/6 female mice were randomly assigned into three dietary
M Celińska-Lowenhoff et al.
Thrombosis and haemostasis, 112(2), 287-296 (2014-03-22)
We tested the hypothesis that plasma fibrin clot structure/function is unfavourably altered in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Ex vivo plasma clot permeability, turbidity and susceptibility to lysis were determined in 126 consecutive patients with APS enrolled five months or
E Kumral et al.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica, 130(1), 11-17 (2013-12-10)
Some previous studies reported an independent association between uric acid and coronary artery disease, while little is known on the association among uric acid and carotid artery disease (CAD). To address this issue, we investigated the association between CAD and
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