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Home/Compounds/Food Additive/L-arginine
C6H14N4O2
174.2 g/mol
Food AdditiveWarning

L-arginine

CAS74-79-3EC200-811-1
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
nutritional supplement and dietary additive

L-arginine is a cationic amino acid featuring a guanidino group. It is commonly used as a nutritional supplement and dietary additive.

nutritional supplementdietary additive

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Warning
H319Causes serious eye irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(2S)-2-amino-5-(diaminomethylideneamino)pentanoic acid

InChIKey

ODKSFYDXXFIFQN-BYPYZUCNSA-N

SMILES

C(C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N)CN=C(N)N

Synonyms (95)
  • AC-083
  • GTPL721
  • Arginina [INN-Spanish]
  • Arginine (USP/INN)
  • Arginine hydrochloride(USAN)
  • Arginine, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Argininum [INN-Latin]
  • L-Arginine USP EP JP ChP
  • L-Arginine, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • L-Arginine, from non-animal source, meets EP, USP testing specifications, suitable for cell culture, 98.5-101.0%
  • L-Arginine; Lysine Acetate EP Impurity F
  • (S)-(+)-arginine
  • 1-Amino-4-guanidovaleric acid
  • 1laf
  • 2-amino-5-guanidinovalerate
  • 3h-l-arginine
  • A 5006
  • ARGININE [MART.]
  • ARGININE, L-
  • Argamine
  • Arginina
  • Arginine (VAN)
  • Arginine (for injection)
  • Arginine CRS
  • Arginine, L- (8CI)
  • Argininum
  • Argivene
  • CARVEDILOL, ARGININE
  • Detoxargin
  • H-Arg
  • H-Arg-OH
  • Hypertenevide-12.5
  • Hypertensolol
  • L-Arg
  • L-Arginin
  • L-Arginine (9CI)
  • L-Arginine (H-Arg-OH)
  • L-Arginine (JP17)
  • L-Arginine (Standard)
  • L-Arginine 7401
  • L-Arginine Base
  • L-Arginine High
  • L-Arginine High 7402
  • L-Arginine, 99%, natural
  • L-Arginine, SAJ special grade
  • L-Arginine, Vetec(TM)
  • L-Arginine, reagent grade
  • L-Isomer arginine
  • L-a-Amino-d-guanidinovalerate
  • L-arginine
  • LISINOPRIL, ARGININE
  • LYSINE ACETATE IMPURITY F
  • Levargin
  • Lopac-A-5006
  • Lytensopril
  • Lytensopril-90
  • METOPROLOL TARTRATE, ARGININE
  • Minophagen A
  • Rimantalist
  • SDCCGSBI-0050065.P002
  • Tocris-0663
  • US9138393, L-Arginine
  • US9144538, L-Arginine
  • Wheat protein peptide
  • arginine