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Hormones / Pituitary and posterior hormones

Oxytocin OXT

A bonding hormone studied for mood, trust and sexual response.

Also known as Pitocin, Endopituitrina, Ocytocin, Syntocinon, Oxytocinum, Orasthin, Oxitocina

Effects Libido Mood
Routes Injectable Nasal
Legal status Prescription drug
WADA Not listed

Molecular Structure of C43H66N12O12S2

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  • Carbon
  • Hydrogen
  • Nitrogen
  • Oxygen
  • Sulfur

PubChem has no 3D conformer for this molecule, so this is the flat structure.

Chemistry

Formula
C43H66N12O12S2
Molar mass
1007.2
CAS
50-56-6
PubChem CID
439302
IUPAC name
(2S)-1-[(4R,7S,10S,13S,16S,19R)-19-amino-7-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-10-(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-13-[(2S)-butan-2-yl]-16-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-6,9,12,15,18-pentaoxo-1,2-dithia-5,8,11,14,17-pentazacycloicosane-4-carbonyl]-N-[(2S)-1-[(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)amino]-4-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-yl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide
InChIKey
XNOPRXBHLZRZKH-DSZYJQQASA-N