Specification
Synonyms
(S)-2-Amino-5-guanidinopentanoic acid
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-/m0/s1
InChI Key
ODKSFYDXXFIFQN-BYPYZUCNSA-N
Melting Point
222 ℃(dec.) (lit.)
Solubility
H2O: 100 mg/mL
Application
L-Arginine has been used:
as a Roswell park memorial institute medium (RPMI) media component in the isolation and culture of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs)
as a RPMI media component for tissue culture
in DMEM medium for the identification and quantification of phosphorylation sites by stable isotope labeling by amino acids in cell culture (SILAC) and LCMS/MS
Biochem Physiol Actions
L-Arginine is a conditionally essential amino acid, that play a vital role in the production of nitric oxide. It acts as a precursor for the synthesis of polyamines, agmatine and urea. L-Arginine is usually essential in children and non-essential in adults.
Biological Source
non-animal source
Gene Information
human NOS1(4842), NOS2(4843)
rat Ppm1a(24666)
Impurity Content
endotoxin, tested
Technique
cell culture | mammalian: suitable