D-(+)-Octopine

• CAT Number: R013812
• CAS Number: 34522-32-2
• Molecular Formula: C9H18N4O4
• Molecular Weight: 246.267
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: N2-[(1R)-1-Carboxyethyl]-L-arginine; (R)-N2-(1-carboxyethyl)-L-arginine; Octopine; D-Octopine
• Storage: Room temperature
• IUPAC Name: (2S)-2-[[(1R)-1-carboxyethyl]amino]-5-(diaminomethylideneamino)pentanoic acid
• InChI: InChI=1S/C9H18N4O4/c1-5(7(14)15)13-6(8(16)17)3-2-4-12-9(10)11/h5-6,13H,2-4H2,1H3,(H,14,15)(H,16,17)(H4,10,11,12)/t5-,6+/m1/s1
• InChIKey: IMXSCCDUAFEIOE-RITPCOANSA-N
• SMILES: CC(C(=O)O)NC(CCCN=C(N)N)C(=O)O

D-(+)-Octopine (Cat.No:R013812) is a nitrogenous compound that functions as a lactic acid analog, isolated from octopus muscles. D-(+)-Octopine has been shown to act as a lactic acid analog in the muscle tissue of invertebrates and to cause crown gall tumor growth in plants.

Reference

1.Biellmann, J. F., G. Branlant, and L. Wallen. "Stereochemistry of octopine and of its isomers and their enzymatic properties." Bioorganic Chemistry 6.1 (1977): 89-93.
2.Lippincott, James A., Barbara B. Lippincott, and Chi-Cheng Chang. "Promotion of crown-gall tumor growth by lysopine, octopine, nopaline, and carnosine." Plant physiology 49.2 (1972): 131-137.