Basic information
- Standard SMILES
NC(=O)NCCC[C@H](N)C(=O)O- InChIKey
RHGKLRLOHDJJDR-BYPYZUCNSA-N- Molecular formula
- C6H13N3O3
- Average molar mass
- 175.19 g/mol
- Monoisotopic mass
- 175.09569129
Names & identifiers
- Preferred name
- Citrulline
- IUPAC
- (2S)-2-amino-5-(carbamoylamino)pentanoic acid
- English name
- L-Citrulline
- Molecular formula
- C6H13N3O3
- Molecular weight
- 175.19
Names & synonyms
Show more names
Database identifiers
- CAS
372-75-8- PubChem CID
- 9750
- DTXSID
DTXSID80883373- ChEMBL
CHEMBL444814- ChEBI
CHEBI:16349- UNII
- 29VT07BGDA
- EC Number
- 206-759-6
- Nikkaji
- J5.711H
Properties
Computed structural properties
- XLogP
- -4.3
- Topological polar surface area
- 118 Ų
- Hydrogen bond donors
- 4
- Hydrogen bond acceptors
- 4
- Rotatable bonds
- 5
- Heavy atoms
- 12
- Formal charge
- 0
- Complexity
- 171
Experimental & physicochemical properties
LogP
-3.19
-3.19
Solubility
200
212 mg/mL
Melting Point
235.5
235.5 °C
Collision Cross Section
138 Ų [M+H]+ [CCS Type: DT; Method: single field calibrated with Agilent tune mix (Agilent)]
132 Ų [M+H]+ [CCS Type: TW; Method: calibrated with polyalanine]
135.4 Ų [M-H]- [CCS Type: DT; Method: single field calibrated with ESI Low Concentration Tuning Mix (Agilent)];137.7 Ų [M+H]+ [CCS Type: DT; Method: single field calibrated with ESI Low Concentration Tuning Mix (Agilent)];139.4 Ų [M+Na]+ [CCS Type: DT; Method: single field calibrated with ESI Low Concentration Tuning Mix (Agilent)]
139.51 Ų [M-H]- [CCS Type: DT; Method: stepped-field]
135.5 Ų [M-H]-;139.2 Ų [M+Na]+;137.7 Ų [M+H]+
Physicochemical properties
- Melting point
- 214 °C · 214 °C
- alpha
- 25.5 · 25.5 º (c=8, 6N HCl)
- Boiling point
- 306.48 °C · 306.48°C (rough estimate)
- Density
- 1.2919 · 1.2919 (rough estimate)
- refractive index
- 26 ° · 26 ° (C=8, 6mol/L HCl)
- storage temp.
- Keep in dark place,Sealed in dry,Room Temperature
- solubility
- Aqueous Acid (Sparingly). Water (Slightly)
- form
- Crystals or Crystalline Powder
- pka
- 2.43 · 2.43(at 25℃)
- color
- White
- Odor
- Odorless
- optical activity
- 4.025 · +4.025 (H2O) +24.225 (1 mol dm-3 HCl)
- Water Solubility
- 200 g/L · 200 g/L (20 ºC)
- Merck
- 14 · 14,2331
- BRN
- 6055157 · 6055157
- Major Application
- detection
- Cosmetics Ingredients Functions
- SKIN CONDITIONING
- InChI
- 1S/C6H13N3O3/c7-4(5(10)11)2-1-3-9-6(8)12/h4H,1-3,7H2,(H,10,11)(H3,8,9,12)/t4-/m0/s1
- InChIKey
- RHGKLRLOHDJJDR-BYPYZUCNSA-N
- SMILES
- N[C@@H](CCCNC(N)=O)C(O)=O
- LogP
- -3.19 · -3.190
- CAS DataBase Reference
- 372 · 372-75-8(CAS DataBase Reference)
- EWG's Food Scores
- 1 · 1
- FDA UNII
- 29 VT07BGDA · 29VT07BGDA
- NCI Drug Dictionary
- L-citrulline
- EPA Substance Registry System
- 5 · L-Ornithine, N5-(aminocarbonyl)- (372-75-8)
- UNSPSC Code
- 41116107 · 41116107
- NACRES
- 32 · NA.32
- Symbol(GHS)
- 7 · GHS07
- Signal word
- Warning
- Hazard statements
- 302 · H302-H315-H319-H335
- Precautionary statements
- 280 · P280-P305+P351+P338
- PPE
- 95 · Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)
- Hazard Codes
- Xi
- Risk Statements
- 36 · 36/37/38
- Safety Statements
- 24 · 24/25-36-26
- WGK Germany
- 3 · 3
- TSCA
- TSCA listed
- HS Code
- 29241900 · 29241900
- Storage Class
- 11 · 11 - Combustible Solids
Safety & regulation
GHS classification
GHS Classification
This chemical does not meet GHS hazard criteria for 14.5% (10 of 69) of reports.
Warning
H315 (85.5%): Causes skin irritation [Warning Skin corrosion/irritation];H319 (85.5%): Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]
P264, P264+P265, P280, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, and P362+P364 (click each P-code to see the statement)
Aggregated GHS information provided per 69 reports by companies from 3 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.;Reported as not meeting GHS hazard criteria per 10 of 69 reports by companies.;There are 2 notifications provided by 59 of 69 reports by companies with hazard statement code(s).;Information may vary between notifications depending on impurities, additives, and other factors. The percentage value in parenthesis indicates the notified classification ratio from companies that provide hazard codes. Only hazard codes with percentage values above 10% are shown. For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website.
Hazard information
Regulatory Information
Chemical: L-Ornithine, N5-(aminocarbonyl)-
L-Ornithine, N5-(aminocarbonyl)-: Does not have an individual approval but may be used under an appropriate group standard
Toxicology
Toxicity Summary
L-citrulline is converted to L-arginine by argininosuccinate synthase. L-arginine is in turn responsible for citrulline's therapeutic affects. Many of L-arginine's activities, including its possible anti-atherogenic actions, may be accounted for by its role as the precursor to nitric oxide or NO. NO is produced by all tissues of the body and plays very important roles in the cardiovascular system, immune system and nervous system. NO is formed from L-arginine via the enzyme nitric oxide synthase or synthetase (NOS), and the effects of NO are mainly mediated by 3',5' -cyclic guanylate or cyclic GMP. NO activates the enzyme guanylate cyclase, which catalyzes the synthesis of cyclic GMP from guanosine triphosphate or GTP. Cyclic GMP is converted to guanylic acid via the enzyme cyclic GMP phosphodiesterase. <br/><br/>NOS is a heme-containing enzyme with some sequences similar to cytochrome P-450 reductase. Several isoforms of NOS exist, two of which are constitutive and one of which is inducible by immunological stimuli. The constitutive NOS found in the vascular endothelium is designated eNOS and that present in the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system is designated nNOS. The form of NOS induced by immunological or inflammatory stimuli is known as iNOS. iNOS may be expressed constitutively in select tissues such as lung epithelium. <br/><br/>All the nitric oxide synthases use NADPH (reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate) and oxygen (O<sub>2</sub>) as cosubstrates, as well as the cofactors FAD (flavin adenine dinucleotide), FMN (flavin mononucleotide), tetrahydrobiopterin and heme. Interestingly, ascorbic acid appears to enhance NOS activity by increasing intracellular tetrahydrobiopterin. eNOS and nNOS synthesize NO in response to an increased concentration of calcium ions or in some cases in response to calcium-independent stimuli, such as shear stress. <i>In vitro</i> studies of NOS indicate that the Km of the enzyme for L-arginine is in the
Regulatory information
Regulatory Information
Chemical: L-Ornithine, N5-(aminocarbonyl)-
L-Ornithine, N5-(aminocarbonyl)-: Does not have an individual approval but may be used under an appropriate group standard
Safety data
- PPE
- Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)
- wgk
- 3
- tsca
- TSCA listed
- hs_code
- 29241900
- risk_code
- 36/37/38
- Signal word
- Warning
- Symbol(GHS)
- GHS07
- hazard_code
- Xi
- safety_code
- 24/25-36-26
- Storage Class
- 11 - Combustible Solids
- Hazard statements
- H302-H315-H319-H335
- Precautionary statements
- P280-P305+P351+P338
Chemistry & industry
Pharmacology
Pharmacodynamics
A non-essential amino acid and a precursor of arginine. Citrulline supplements have been claimed to promote energy levels, stimulate the immune system and help detoxify ammonia (a cell toxin). L-citrulline is made from L-ornithine and carbamoyl phosphate in one of the central reactions in the urea cycle. It is also produced from L-arginine as a by-product of the reaction catalyzed by the enzyme NO synthase. L-citrulline, while being an amino acid, is not involved in protein synthesis and is not one of the amino acids coded for by DNA. Although citrulline cannot be incorporated in proteins during protein synthesis, several proteins are known to contain citrulline as an amino acid. These citrulline residues are generated by a family of enzymes called peptidylarginine deiminases (PADs), which convert the amino acid arginine into citrulline. Proteins that contain citrulline residues include myelin basic protein (MBP), fillagrin and several histone proteins.
Mechanism of Action
L-citrulline is converted to L-arginine by argininosuccinate synthase. L-arginine is in turn responsible for citrulline's therapeutic affects. Many of L-arginine's activities, including its possible anti-atherogenic actions, may be accounted for by its role as the precursor to nitric oxide or NO. NO is produced by all tissues of the body and plays very important roles in the cardiovascular system, immune system and nervous system. NO is formed from L-arginine via the enzyme nitric oxide synthase or synthetase (NOS), and the effects of NO are mainly mediated by 3',5' -cyclic guanylate or cyclic GMP. NO activates the enzyme guanylate cyclase, which catalyzes the synthesis of cyclic GMP from guanosine triphosphate or GTP. Cyclic GMP is converted to guanylic acid via the enzyme cyclic GMP phosphodiesterase. NOS is a heme-containing enzyme with some sequences similar to cytochrome P-450 reductase. Several isoforms of NOS exist, two of which are constitutive and one of which is inducible by immunological stimuli. The constitutive NOS found in the vascular endothelium is designated eNOS and that present in the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system is designated nNOS. The form of NOS induced by immunological or inflammatory stimuli is known as iNOS. iNOS may be expressed constitutively in select tissues such as lung epithelium. All the nitric oxide synthases use NADPH (reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate) and oxygen (O<sub>2</sub>) as cosubstrates, as well as the cofactors FAD (flavin adenine dinucleotide), FMN (flavin mononucleotide), tetrahydrobiopterin and heme. Interestingly, ascorbic acid appears to enhance NOS activity by increasing intracellular tetrahydrobiopterin. eNOS and nNOS synthesize NO in response to an increased concentration of calcium ions or in some cases in response to calcium-independent stimuli, such as shear stress. _In vitro_ studies of NOS indicate that the Km of the enzyme for L-arginine is in the micromolar range. The co
Metabolite Pathways
Arginine and proline metabolism;Arginine: Glycine Amidinotransferase Deficiency (AGAT Deficiency);Argininemia;Argininosuccinic Aciduria;Aspartate Metabolism;Canavan Disease;Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthetase Deficiency;Citrullinemia Type I;Creatine deficiency, guanidinoacetate methyltransferase deficiency;Guanidinoacetate Methyltransferase Deficiency (GAMT Deficiency);Total 21 pathways, visit the HMDB page for details
Uses & manufacturing
Applications
UsesL-Citrulline, is used as an essential intermediate in the biosynthesis of nitric oxide from L-arginine . It is also used as a nutritional drink and biochemical reagent.
UsesAn amino acid, L-Citrulline can be used in the treatment of asthenia and as an essential intermediate in the biosynthesis of nitric oxide.
Upstream & downstream products
Upstream raw materials
Downstream products
Suppliers50 total
Additional notes
DefinitionChEBI: L-citrulline is the L-enantiomer of citrulline. It has a role as an EC 1.14.13.39 (nitric oxide synthase) inhibitor, a protective agent, a nutraceutical, a micronutrient, a human metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite and a mouse metabolite. It is an enantiomer of a D-citrulline. It is a tautomer of a L-citrulline zwitterion.
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