MedKoo Cat#: 597531 | Name: Romurtide

Description:

WARNING: This product is for research use only, not for human or veterinary use.

Romurtide is a synthetic muramyl dipeptide analog; stimulates chemotactic mobility, phagocytic activity & superoxide production by neutrophils in mice; used for the prophylaxis of leukocytopenia during radiation therapy.

Chemical Structure

Romurtide
Romurtide
CAS#78113-36-7 (free acid)

Theoretical Analysis

MedKoo Cat#: 597531

Name: Romurtide

CAS#: 78113-36-7 (free acid)

Chemical Formula: C43H78N6O13

Exact Mass: 886.5627

Molecular Weight: 887.12

Elemental Analysis: C, 58.22; H, 8.86; N, 9.47; O, 23.45

Price and Availability

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Synonym
Romurtide; MDP-lys(L18); Nopia; DJ-7041; DJ 7041; DJ7041; DJ 7041; Muroctasin; Muroctasine;
IUPAC/Chemical Name
N2-((4R)-4-((2S)-2-((2R)-2-(((3R,4R,5S,6R)-3-acetamido-2,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)oxy)propanamido)propanamido)-5-amino-5-oxopentanoyl)-N6-stearoyl-L-lysine
InChi Key
FKHUGQZRBPETJR-FZKCHLSLSA-N
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C43H78N6O13/c1-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-23-34(52)45-26-21-20-22-32(42(58)59)48-35(53)25-24-31(39(44)55)49-40(56)28(2)46-41(57)29(3)61-38-36(47-30(4)51)43(60)62-33(27-50)37(38)54/h28-29,31-33,36-38,43,50,54,60H,5-27H2,1-4H3,(H2,44,55)(H,45,52)(H,46,57)(H,47,51)(H,48,53)(H,49,56)(H,58,59)/t28-,29+,31+,32-,33+,36+,37+,38+,43?/m0/s1
SMILES Code
OC1[C@H](NC(C)=O)[C@H]([C@@H]([C@@H](CO)O1)O)O[C@@H](C(N[C@H](C(N[C@@H](C(N)=O)CCC(N[C@H](C(O)=O)CCCCNC(CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)=O)=O)=O)C)=O)C
Appearance
Solid powder
Purity
>98% (or refer to the Certificate of Analysis)
Shipping Condition
Shipped under ambient temperature as non-hazardous chemical. This product is stable enough for a few weeks during ordinary shipping and time spent in Customs.
Storage Condition
Dry, dark and at 0 - 4 C for short term (days to weeks) or -20 C for long term (months to years).
Solubility
Soluble in DMSO
Shelf Life
>3 years if stored properly
Drug Formulation
This drug may be formulated in DMSO
Stock Solution Storage
0 - 4 C for short term (days to weeks), or -20 C for long term (months).
HS Tariff Code
2934.99.03.00
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Preparing Stock Solutions

The following data is based on the product molecular weight 887.12 Batch specific molecular weights may vary from batch to batch due to the degree of hydration, which will affect the solvent volumes required to prepare stock solutions.

Recalculate based on batch purity %
Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass 1 mg 5 mg 10 mg
1 mM 1.15 mL 5.76 mL 11.51 mL
5 mM 0.23 mL 1.15 mL 2.3 mL
10 mM 0.12 mL 0.58 mL 1.15 mL
50 mM 0.02 mL 0.12 mL 0.23 mL
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