Oxytocin 5mg

Description

Oxytocin 5mg

Oxytocin (Oxt) is a peptide hormone and neuropeptide that manages key aspects of the female and male reproductive systems, including labor and delivery and lactation, as well as aspects of human behavior like social attachments and sex. Your hypothalamus makes oxytocin, but your posterior pituitary gland stores and releases it into your bloodstream. It is a hormone associated with maternal nurturing which Healthcare providers use synthetic (manufactured) forms of oxytocin — Syntocinon® and Pitocin® — to induce labor in childbirth if it hasn’t started naturally or to strengthen contractions. Healthcare providers also use synthetic oxytocin to speed up delivery of the placenta (the third stage of labor) and reduce the risk of heavy bleeding (postpartum hemorrhage). It is normally produced in the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary. Oxytocin is derived by enzymatic splitting from the peptide precursor encoded by the human OXT gene. The deduced structure of the active nonapeptide is: Cys – Tyr – Ile – Gln – Asn – Cys – Pro – Leu – Gly – NH₂, or CYIQNCPLG-NH₂. The oxytocin peptide is synthesized as an inactive precursor protein from the OXT gene. This precursor protein also includes the oxytocin carrier protein neurophysin I. The inactive precursor protein is progressively hydrolyzed into smaller fragments (one of which is neurophysin I) via a series of enzymes. The last hydrolysis that releases the active oxytocin nonapeptide is catalyzed by peptidylglycine alpha-amidating monooxygenase (PAM).

Formula:                   C43H66N12O12S2

Molar Mass:             1 007.19 g/mol -1

THIS PRODUCT IS INTENDED FOR RESEARCH ONLY. This designation allows the use of research peptides strictly for in vitro testing and laboratory experimentation only. Bodily introduction of any kind into humans or animals is strictly forbidden by law. This product is NOT for human use and can be harmful if ingested. This product is for research/laboratory use only. This product is NOT in a sterile solution and is NOT to be injected. This product should only be handled by licensed, qualified professionals. This product is not a drug, food, or cosmetic and should not be misbranded, misused or mislabeled as a drug, food or cosmetic.