Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: cyclic (1→5)-disulfide O-ethyl-N-(3-mercapto-1-oxopropyl)-D-tyrosyl-L-isoleucyl-L-threonyl-L-asparaginyl-L-cysteinyl-L-prolyl-L-ornithyl-glycinamide
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C43H67N11O12S2
Formula Weight: 994,2
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 90779-69-4
Notes: Atosiban is a peptide analog of oxytocin (Item No. 11799) that antagonizes the human oxytocin receptor (Ki = 81 nM).{33007} It also binds the vasopressin V1a receptor (Ki = 3.5 nM).{33007} Because of its effects on the oxytocin receptor, atosiban has tocolytic actions in the acute phase of imminent preterm birth.{33008,33009,33010}