Description: Oxytocin is a medication and hormone. As a medication, it is used to cause contraction of the uterus, which is used to start labor, increase the speed of labor, and to stop bleeding following delivery. It is used either by injection into a muscle or into a vein. Medical uses can result in excessive contraction of the uterus that can cause distress in an unborn baby. Common side effects in the mother include nausea and a slow heart rate. Oxytocin is normally produced in the hypothalamus and stored in the posterior pituitary gland. It plays a role in social bonding, sexual reproduction in both sexes, and during and after childbirth. It is released due to stretching of the cervix and uterus during labor and with stimulation of the nipples from breastfeeding.
Related CAS #: 6233-83-6 (acetate) 50-56-6 (free base)
Synonym: Orasthin; Ossitocina; Ossitocina; Oxetakain; Oxitocina; Oxoject; Oxystin; Partocon; Pitocin; Piton S; Oxt,; Oxytocin.
Appearance: Solid powder
Purity: >98% (or refer to the Certificate of Analysis)
Shipping Condition: Shipped under ambient temperature as non-hazardous chemical. This product is stable enough for a few weeks during ordinary shipping and time spent in Customs.
Storage Condition: Dry, dark and at 0 - 4 C for short term (days to weeks) or -20 C for long term (months to years).
Solubility: Soluble in DMSO, not in water
Shelf Life: >2 years if stored properly
Drug Formulation: This drug may be formulated in DMSO
Stock Solution Storage: 0 - 4 C for short term (days to weeks), or -20 C for long term (months).
HS Tariff Code: 2934.99.9001
More Info: Oxytocin is a nonapeptide hormone released from the neurohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR). It differs from VASOPRESSIN by two amino acids at residues 3 and 8. Oxytocin acts on smooth muscle cells, such as causing UTERINE CONTRACTIONS and MILK EJECTION. Oxytocin was discovered in 1952.[8] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most important medications needed in a basic health system.
The wholesale cost is between 0.10 and 0.56 USD per dose as of 2014. Oxytocin free base: Chemical Formula: C43H66N12O12S2 Exact Mass: 1006.4365 Molecular Weight: 1007.1930 Elemental Analysis: C, 51.28; H, 6.61; N, 16.69; O, 19.06; S, 6.37
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